Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 119740

Medicine: Research

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of UKRI and other research council funding was spent on (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease research in each year between 2019 and 2025.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), supports world‑leading research to accelerate diagnosis, develop treatments and prevent disease.Details of funding from MRC, as well as other research councils within ...

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