Written questions

Macular Degeneration: Research

Commons · Question 113487 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce (a) ring-fenced and (b) targeted funding for research into age-related macular degeneration; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of such funding on

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 2 Mar 2026

The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Research funds are not usually ringfenced into specific conditions and there is not a target for research funding into age-related ...