Long Covid: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 125027 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funding is allocated to support UK-based research into methods to treat and cure long Covid.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 16 Apr 2026
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2020/2021 and 2024/25, the NIHR invested nearly £51 million into Long Covid research, including research into treatments. A...