Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85147

Dental Health: Research

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Department has spent on dental research in each of the last three years.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).  Between the 2022/23 and 2024/25 financial years, the NIHR directly spent £18.2 million on resear...

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