Thalidomide
(asked on 24th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to continue the Thalidomide Health Grant after 31 March 2023; and how much has been awarded to date.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In March 2021, the Government committed to continue the Thalidomide Health Grant beyond 31 March 2023, when the current Grant concludes. This includes an initial payment of approximately £39 million for the first four years after the current Grant ends. The following table shows awards through the Thalidomide Health Grant in each year since 2013/14.
Grant Year | Financial year | Value |
Year 1 | 2013/14 | £7,300,000 |
Year 2 | 2014/15 | £7,456,220 |
Year 3 | 2015/16 | £7,560,607 |
Year 4 | 2016/17 | £7,673,400 |
Year 5 | 2017/18 | £6,711,163 |
Year 6 | 2018/19 | £8,366,832 |
Year 7 | 2019/20 | £8,481,247 |
Year 8 | 2020/21 | £8,298,163 |
Year 9 | 2021/22 | £8,658,131 |
Year 10 | 2022/23 | £9,080,334 |
Total |
| £79,586,097 |