Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has made available for research into treatments for Venous Vascular Malformation.

While the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has not funded specific research projects for venous vascular malformation in the last five years, it has provided support to studies through its infrastructure. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including research into treatments for venous vascular malformation. However, it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.