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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 17 November 2010.


NHS: Prebiotics

Question
My Lords, the Minister said that there was not enough evidence to be sure that prebiotics are effective. Can he say whether any active efforts will be made to get that evidence, or does he mean that people must wait until a request has been made before such efforts are embarked upon?
Answer

My Lords, we regard the departmental budget as being there to enable those who have good-quality and well-designed research projects to bid for those funds. I will take on board my noble friend’s implicit suggestion that the department should pursue the issue but, in doing so, I bear in mind that these products are commercially produced and that it is really for the manufacturers to come up with robust clinical data.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
722 c776-7 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Preventive medicine Clostridium Prebiotics
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk