Written questions

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

Commons · Question 14180 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise research into Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 3 Jul 2026

The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...