Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the investment in vaccines for gingivitis or periodontitis by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

We are not aware of any investment from the National Institute for Health and Care Research into vaccines for gingivitis or periodontitis.

The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and care including vaccines for gingivitis or periodontitis. These 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.