Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101055

Epilepsy: Research

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's funding for epilepsy research.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department funds research into epilepsy via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2020/21 and 2024/25, the NIHR invested £12.8 million in direct research funding on epilepsy. This investment in epilepsy research allows us...

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