Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 July 1996. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 July 1996.

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Howe, Earl

Question

Statement on how many outline research proposals were received for the epidemiology programme to be initiated by the Medical Research Council at the request of the Ministry of Defence; what proposals in other fields besides epidemiology have been received by the MRC; if there is a deadline; and how much of the Ministry of Defence's funding will be made available for these studies.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

574 c79-81WA

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Chemical weapons Casualties Health hazards Iraq-Kuwait conflict Medicine Research Vaccination Gulf War syndrome Medical Research Council