Written questions

Department of Health and Social Care: Research

Lords · Question HL5982 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Department of Health and Social Care spent on research contracts and grants in (1) 2022-23, and (2) 2023-24; and what proportion of that spending went to UK universities.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 25 Mar 2025

The Department spent £1,446 million on research contracts and grants in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the Department spent £1,524 million on research contracts and grants, 32.8% of which went to universities in the United Kingdom.