Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of Government investment into kidney disease research in 2022-23; and which public bodies provided this investment.

Over the period of 2022/23, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has invested more than £3.9 million in funding and support for kidney disease research. Research into kidney disease has included, but is not limited to, projects exploring the multimorbidity of kidney disease and other conditions, predicting the risk of kidney failure for patients with chronic kidney disease in the United Kingdom, and assessing new diagnostic techniques.

The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including kidney disease. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made based on the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money, and scientific quality.