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Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase funding for research into Parkinson's disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase funding for research into Parkinson's disease.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Government responsibility for delivering Parkinson’s disease research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department of Science, Innovat...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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