Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73968

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research on (i) expanding the number of recruiting sites for and (ii) including James

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Decisions on site selection for clinical trials rest with the study sponsor, shaped by the design and requirements of the trial.No discussions about the MND-SMART trial have been held with the Department. However, while we are not directly involved in the...

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