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Essential Tremor: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of funding for research into essential tremors.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of funding for research into essential tremors.

  2. 28 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is supporting research that involves essential tremors and has awarded £2,814,334 for related studies in the last five years. The NIHR welcomes fund...

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