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Written question asked by Chris Williamson (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 3 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 April 2019. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Department for Work and Pensions: Clinical Trials

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department (a) allocated funding for the PACE medical trial; and has not allocated funding for other medical trials since the PACE trial.

Answer

Funding, authorised by the then Chief Medical Adviser to the Department for Work and Pensions, was made available as a contribution from the department to the PACE study. The Department continues to be involved in research activity relevant to its remit.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
240546
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions ME/CFS Finance Clinical trials
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk