Question follow-through · 61548

Tourette's Syndrome: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding into research on the (a) causes of and (b) treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Jun 2025
Target answer date
24 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding into research on the (a) causes of and (b) treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.

  2. 24 Jun 2025

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  3. 30 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The NIHR has funded a number of research projects on Tourette’s syndrome, including the live ORBIT...

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