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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the amount of funding provided for research into strokes in the last five years for which figures are available. [58105] Ms Jowell: The Government fund health and medical research in a number of ways: The Department funds research and development to support its work on policy development and evaluation in health and social care. The Department also manages the National Health Service research and development levy which is used to support research and development of relevance to the NHS both in NHS hospitals, general practice and other health care settings, and to fund the NHS research and development programme. In addition, the Medical Research Council (MRC) which receives most of its income via grant-in-aid from the Office of Science and Technology in the Department of Trade and Industry, funds medical research as part of the Government's funding of the research base. The Scottish Office Department of Health (SO) also fund research. Central records show the following expenditure: Stroke £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year DH{1} MRC{2} SO 1993-94 {3}-- n/a 142,000 1994-95 {3}-- 2,086,000 115,000 1995-96 {3}-- 2,207,000 134,000 1996-97 {3}-- 2,560,000 232,000 1997-98 {3}-- {4}3,319,000 867,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Further funding may be being provided by the Department of Health through the NHS R&D Levy detailed information about which is not held centrally. {2} The MRC also funds basic research including the study of molecules and cells, genetics and infections and immunity which will inform research in this area. {3} Approximately £6 million since 1994--It is not possible to give accurate annual spend. Projects include those in areas related to stroke. {4} Plus £2 million investment at Cambridge Cerebrovascular Centre Note: n/a indicates figures not available.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

319 c85W; 58105

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Finance Diseases Medicine Research Cerebrovascular system

Contains statistics

Yes