Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 42203

Sickle Cell Diseases: Research

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of research and development funding for sickle cell disorder.

Answer

Feryal Clark
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) delivers a substantial portfolio of researcher-led projects and strategic investments, including research into sickle cell disease, for which UKRI had expenditure of approximately £0.2 million in 2023-24. UKRI also plays ...

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