Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75902

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 8 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into earlier detection methods for (a) myeloma and (b) other blood cancers.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority.In...

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