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1642779

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Clinical Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase patient access to clinical trials; and what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on best practice in this area.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	188438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department works together with other Government departments and devolved administrations to support research and access to clinical trials across the United Kingdom. Our long-term vision, set out in 'Saving and Improving Lives: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery' was developed in collaboration with the devolved administrations and is in line with similar initiatives in England and the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>To gain a better understanding of how health-related data flows in the UK, Professor Cathie Sudlow has been commissioned to conduct a review.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, runs the Be Part of Research service in collaboration with all the devolved administrations. Be Part of Research makes it easier for the public to find and take part in health and care research. The NIHR is also striving to improve diversity in research by analysing the demographics of participants in randomized controlled trials. The findings show that the participants' diversity, age, and gender are representative of the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is dedicated to enhancing and investing in the talent pool of researchers in clinical trials. It has implemented measures to address under-representation and improve diversity. These measures include encouraging applications from diverse groups through positive action statements and expanding nomination processes for research fellowships to address under-representation based on gender and ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187934 187936 187939 question first answered 21/06/2023 14:40:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1642780

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help encourage vaccine manufacturers to manufacture their vaccines in the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of higher levels of UK-based vaccine production on Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	188439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Over £405 million has been invested through the Vaccine Taskforce to secure and scale up the United Kingdom’s vaccine manufacturing capabilities to ensure a robust response to COVID-19 and potential future health emergencies.</p><p> </p><p>To further improve the UK's resilience to future health emergencies, we have recently announced the £38 million Biomanufacturing Fund to incentivise investment in the biomanufacturing supply chain for vaccines and therapeutics. Together this funding will improve the UK’s resilience to future health emergencies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/06/2023 15:41:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1642781

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Life Sciences: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the life sciences sector in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	188440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>On 26 May we announced a raft of measures to support the life sciences sector across the UK. This includes a new Biomanufacturing Fund, open to companies across the UK, and measures to improve the underlying business environment such as through pro-innovation review of technologies (life sciences), which will give industry and investors the certainty they need to drive innovation, investment and growth. We will ensure the sector has the finance it needs to grow through our Life Sciences Investment Envoy, Dan Mahony, and the Long-term Investment For Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative, bolstering investment in companies across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/06/2023 12:09:18 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray