John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle, has welcomed the Government’s £50 million pledge to motor neurone disease research.

The Government has announced progress to cut red tape and speed up research into motor neurone disease (MND) across the UK, enabling faster progress towards treatments.

Work being done in the field of MND research has highlighted the impact that cutting-edge research can have, but also the progress still to be made to help sufferers of this debilitating condition.

As well as this, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Medical Research Council (MRC) will work together to ensure proposals are referred to the most appropriate scheme for consideration at the early idea stage.

Commenting John said, “We have all witnessed the devastating affect Motor neurone disease can have on people’s lives, as well as the friends and family of those affected.

“Today’s announcement will help accelerate research to find a cure and develop innovative treatments.”

“Here in the north we congratulate and remember campaigners and fundraisers like Rob Burrow, and Doddy Weir who sadly died from this terrible condition last month, and pay tribute to them for their contribution to the MND campaign which has brought us to where we are today.”

 

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