asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much the Department of Health has allocated for research into Alzheimer's disease in each year since 1997. [HL3124]
Both the department and the Medical Research Council (MRC) support research into Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Annual expenditure figures are shown in the following table.
Year Department Medical Research Council Total 1997-98 0.4 5.5 5.9 1998-99 3.2 6 9.2 1999-2000 1 7.2 8.2 2000-01 4.7 8.2 12.9 2001-02 2.9 6.6 9.5 2002-03 1.6 6.6 8.2 2003-04 1.1 7.4 8.5 2004-05 19 6.2 25.2 2005-06 18.3 6 24.3 2006-07 22.8 Not yet available -
The departmental figures for the years from 1997-98 to 2003-04 relate to national research programme expenditure. They do not include the part of the research and development allocations made annually at that time to National Health Service providers and spent on dementia research. That information was not collected prior to 2004-05.
The MRC is one of the main agencies through which the Government support biomedical research. The MRC is an independent body funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.