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	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Kawasaki Disease: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the UK level of research funding into Kawasaki disease with that of other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	279384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made a recent comparative assessment of the United Kingdom level of research funding into Kawasaki disease with that of other European Union member states.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has recently agreed to fund a Kawasaki disease study led from Great Ormond Street Hospital/University College London. The trial, which aims to recruit 262 children from 40 centres across Europe, will look at the effectiveness of using of steroids in addition to the standard treatment for Kawasaki syndrome, intravenous immunoglobulins. The award is for over €5 million in funding for the trial to be run through a new European consortium, connect4children.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre was funded between 2013-18 to carry out a project on the ‘Genetic determinants of Kawasaki disease for susceptibility and outcome’ with NIHR funding of £77,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/07/2019 14:19:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 131092 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

967740

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147821, on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, what plans he has and what recent steps he has taken to expand this funding in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	170278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) recognises that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best to support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including CFS/ME; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2018 11:49:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

945570

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to increase support for unpaid carers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	166466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to support informal carers, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, on 5 June, the Department published a cross-Government action plan of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. This is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 64 actions in the plan focused around five important themes:</p><p>- Effective services and systems;</p><p>- Employment and financial wellbeing;</p><p>- Supporting young carers;</p><p>- Recognition and support within the wider community and society; and</p><p>- Building evidence and research to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming adult social care Green Paper will also include a focus on carers and how society supports them.</p><p> </p><p>On funding, social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. In addition to the £2 billion announced at Spring Budget 2017, we have announced a further £150 million for 2018/19, giving councils access to up to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in total over three years.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/07/2018 10:27:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

911074

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to support research into treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis in each of the last five years; and what plans he has to allocate further funding for such research.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	147821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows information provided by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on Departmental programme research funding for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), over each of the last five years. It is not possible to disaggregate funding for research into treatments specifically but further information on this research is available through the NIHR Journals Library at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>561,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>426,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>475,676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>554,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>464,902</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In terms of future research, the NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best to support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including CFS/ME; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2018 16:03:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan