Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of investing £100 million-per-annum into long covid-19 (a) research and (b) treatment from 2022 onwards.

The Government has invested £50 million for research projects into the long term impacts of COVID-19 infection. While no assessment of future funding for research has yet been made, the National Institute for Health Research continues to welcome funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including post-COVID-19 syndrome.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have invested £224 million to develop and deliver services for people experiencing persistent symptoms following COVID-19 infection, this includes £90 million for 2022/23. No assessment has yet been made for funding beyond 2022/23.