Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 113488

Eyesight: Innovation and Research

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to prioritise sight-loss conditions, including age-related macular degeneration, within (a) UK Research and Innovation's and (b) the Advanced Research and Invention Ag

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), funds research into vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), through a range of schemes. This research spans discovery science and fundamental me...

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