Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 87255
Pregnancy: Drugs
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) grants and 9b) funding her Department has allocated to the Medical Research Council for research into anti-seizure medications in pregnancy since 2018.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanSince 2018, the Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has committed £2.7 million to a research project developing a new anti-seizure drug to the point of regulatory submission for first-in-human trials. The tr...
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