Written questions

Pregnancy: Drugs

Commons · Question 87255 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

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

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 11 Nov 2025

Since 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...