Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 24 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 29 November 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Thalidomide

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to continue the Thalidomide Health Grant after 31 March 2023; and how much has been awarded to date.

Answer

In March 2021, the Government committed to continue the Thalidomide Health Grant beyond 31 March 2023, when the current Grant concludes. This includes an initial payment of approximately £39 million for the first four years after the current Grant ends. The following table shows awards through the Thalidomide Health Grant in each year since 2013/14.

Grant Year

Financial year

Value

Year 1

2013/14

£7,300,000

Year 2

2014/15

£7,456,220

Year 3

2015/16

£7,560,607

Year 4

2016/17

£7,673,400

Year 5

2017/18

£6,711,163

Year 6

2018/19

£8,366,832

Year 7

2019/20

£8,481,247

Year 8

2020/21

£8,298,163

Year 9

2021/22

£8,658,131

Year 10

2022/23

£9,080,334

Total

£79,586,097

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95798
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Finance Thalidomide
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk