BeyondtheVote
Sign in
The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 62 tabled · 62 answered

Written questions by Mundell.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by David Mundell this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.

← Back to David Mundell
Department:All (62)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (29)Department of Health and Social Care (11)Department for Business and Trade (4)Ministry of Defence (3)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (3)Department for Transport (3)Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (2)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Department for Work and Pensions (1)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (1)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1)

Showing 1–2 of 2 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

24 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department has provided for research into nutrition in the last 12 months; and whether he has had recent discussions with UK Research and Innovation on nutrition research.

Reply

Ministers and official meet regularly with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on a range of issues. UKRI funds a broad range of high-quality research relating to nutrition, spanning different research councils. During the last 5 years UKRI has spent £251 million on nutrition research, with £65 million spent during the most recent financial year for which full data is available (2023-24). In addition to this, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds research, including on nutrition, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR spent £11.8 million on nutrition research in the last year and £23.3 million in the last 5 years across a broad spectrum of areas related to nutrition to inform Government policy to improve patient care and help people stay well for longer.

24 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, how much funding the Government has provided for nutrition research in each of the last five years.

Reply

Ministers and official meet regularly with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on a range of issues. UKRI funds a broad range of high-quality research relating to nutrition, spanning different research councils. During the last 5 years UKRI has spent £251 million on nutrition research, with £65 million spent during the most recent financial year for which full data is available (2023-24). In addition to this, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds research, including on nutrition, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR spent £11.8 million on nutrition research in the last year and £23.3 million in the last 5 years across a broad spectrum of areas related to nutrition to inform Government policy to improve patient care and help people stay well for longer.

Sources
SourceUK Parliament Members API
MethodQuestion and answer text as published. Question preamble (“To ask the…”) trimmed for readability; answers shown in full.