Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what funding commitments are being considered for clinical research on motor neurone disease (MND) in the 2026-27 Scottish Budget.
Within the Scottish Government, funding of Health and Care Research comes under the remit of the Chief Scientist Office (CSO).
CSO funds research projects via its Translational Clinical Studies (TCS) Committee and the Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research (HIPS) Committee
Response Mode Funding Schemes – Chief Scientist Office
CSO funds capacity building research via its Fellowship Funding programmes
Fellowship Funding – Chief Scientist Office
Research funding is not allocated to any particular condition and CSO funds research across the clinical spectrum. All applications go through a process of independent expert review to allow funding decisions to be made. Applications on Motor Neurone Disease are welcomed and CSO's role is well known across the Health and Care research community in Scotland.