Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74630
Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Research
Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department funds research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, has awarded £133 million into obesity research grants over the last five years. It has awarded £78 million into research grants exploring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in...
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