Question follow-through · 89237
Hereditary Diseases: Research
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.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
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.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
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£9,283,0002021£11,063,0002022£13,416,0002023£9,738,0002024£12,150,000Additionally, MRC awar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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