Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the efficacy of surgically implanted glucose monitoring devices for people with Type 1 diabetes.

The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has not commissioned any research on the efficacy of surgically implanted glucose monitoring devices for people with Type 1 diabetes.

The Department’s NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diabetes; 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.