Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113487
Macular Degeneration: Research
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Mark Pritchard
Conservative — The Wrekin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce (a) ring-fenced and (b) targeted funding for research into age-related macular degeneration; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of such funding on
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Research funds are not usually ringfenced into specific conditions and there is not a target for research funding into age-related ...
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