§ Lord Alton of Liverpoolasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much of the additional £40 million funding for stem cell research recently announced by them will be devoted exclusively to adult stem cell research. [HL626]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)The bookletScience Budget: 2003–04 to 2005–06 published on 9 December and available in the library gives further information on the proposed research, but it is too soon to say how much of the new money will be spent on specific research.