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Written question asked by Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Friday, 21 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Hereditary Diseases: Research

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much money has been allocated through the the UK Research and Innovation fund to research into mitochondrial diseases in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), committed £55,650,000 since 2020 to research into mitochondrial disease.

2020

£9,283,000

2021

£11,063,000

2022

£13,416,000

2023

£9,738,000

2024

£12,150,000

Additionally, MRC awarded the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MBU), which focuses entirely on mitochondrial disease, £39,489,000 over this period.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
89237
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Expenditure Hereditary diseases Research
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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