Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17030

CJD: Research

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research to identify a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and invests over £1.8 billion a year on applied health and care research. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human h...

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