Written question asked by Baroness Deech (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 5 January 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 January 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons given by (1) UK Research and Innovation, and (2) the Medical Research Council, for (a) rejecting, and (b) accepting, applications for grant assistance from researchers developing COVID-19 vaccinations.

Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), including the Medical Research Council, invited applications for research related to COVID-19, including for research into vaccines, through funding routes such as the joint UKRI-Department of Health and Social Care rapid response call, as well as the UKRI rapid response rolling call. The requirements and guidelines for these were published on the respective application pages and decisions were made under a peer review process and in coordination with the Vaccine Taskforce.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL11729
Session: 2019-21
Subjects: Applications Disease control Grants Research Vaccination Medical Research Council UK Research and Innovation Coronavirus
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk