Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126557

Epilepsy: Children and Young People

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Yasmin Qureshi

LabourBolton South and Walkden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an observational trial for children and young people on private prescriptions for drug-resistant epilepsy who c

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and care, including medicinal cannabis for drug...

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