Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14068

Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026

Question

Shockat Adam

IndependentLeicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated for emerging Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments; and what plans he has to ensure that future therapies, including gene therapies and exon-skipping trea

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options. The Department has not allocated any funding specifically for emerging treatments for Duc...

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