Question follow-through · 116708
Prosopagnosia: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated in the next financial year to assist research into prosopagnosia.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated in the next financial year to assist research into prosopagnosia.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
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).No funding for the next financial year has allocated specifically to prosopagnosia. However, the N...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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