Health: Stem Cell Therapy

House of Lords written question – answered at on 25 June 2007.

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Photo of Lord Alton of Liverpool Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Through which bodies or mechanisms other than the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council do the Government support stem cell research; how much money was invested in stem cell research during the last financial year by such bodies or mechanisms; how much of this was for adult stem cell research and how much of this was for human embryonic stem cell research; what are the totals spent via such bodies or mechanisms to date; and who have been the main beneficiaries.

Photo of Lord Truscott Lord Truscott Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Energy), Department of Trade and Industry, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Energy)

The following bodies, other than the BBSRC and the MRC, provide government support for stem cell research:

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Scottish Executive, The R&D office for Health and Personal Social Services Northern Ireland, Yorkshire Forward, the East of England Development Agency, the North West Development Agency, the London Development Agency, One North East, the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry.

The bodies invested a total of £12.08 million in stem cell research during the last financial year. See table below:

Bodies Total £ (million) Of which spent on adult stem cell research (£ million) Of which spent on human embryonic stem cell research (£ million)
Scottish Executive 0.39 - -
Office for the Health and Personal Social Services Northern Ireland 0.19 0.19 -
Yorkshire Forward 0.33 - -
East of England Development Agency 0.07 - -
East Midlands Development Agency 1.40 - -
London Development Agency 1.00 - -
North West Development Agency 1.26 0.65 0.61
One North East 3.20 2.00 1.20
Economic and Social Research Council, 0.69 - -
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 2.25 - -
DTI 1.30 0.85 0.45
DH Not available Not available Not available
12.08

The amount spent on stem cell research by the bodies other than BBSRC and MRC is £21.12 million. The main beneficiaries were UK research organisations and companies that are researching and advancing the therapeutic use of stem cells and research active organisations in the National Health Service (NHS).

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