Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31998

CJD: Research

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Peter Dowd

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and (b) ensure that UK research does not fall behind well-funded programmes in other countries.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department funds research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). Since 2002, the Department has made over £43 million of funding available for research and surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and prion diseases....

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