HC Deb 10 July 2002 vol 388 cc991-2W
Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what capital is being made available to the new medical schools for research laboratories and equipment. [67150]

Margaret Hodge

The Higher Education Funding Council for England issues capital grants to higher education institutions including those with medical schools, which are used for a number of purposes. The Department of Health has provided additional NHS research and development funding to the NHS Trusts associated with some of the new medical schools to facilitate the development of the research infrastructure in those localities.