Rare Diseases: Research
Commons · Question 127060 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how rare and neglected diseases are prioritised in research funding allocations.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 28 Apr 2026
Government responsibility for delivering research into rare diseases is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innova...