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CJD: Research

Commons · Question 33273 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research and innovation into Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Mar 2025

The Department funds research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). Since 2002, the Department has made available over £43 million of funding for research and surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and prion diseases ...