Written questions

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Research

Commons · Question 94947 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his department has allocated towards research into (a) Chron's and (b) Colitis in the last year.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Dec 2025

The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In the financial year 2024/25, the NIHR committed £279,000 for new research projects and programmes int...