Question follow-through · 7044
Research: Motor Neurone Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to provide additional funding for motor neurone disease research in Scotland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to provide additional funding for motor neurone disease research in Scotland.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Funding has been distributed to 92 charities across the UK supporting 1200 doctoral students and early career researchers including over £330,000 to MND Scotland. MND research has benefited more generally from over £1.6 million of funding across the UK.Th...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Motor Neurone Disease: Research
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to increase funding for motor neurone disease research.