Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 20923

Brain: Tumours

Tabled: 18 December 2024

Answered: 9 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has provided for child brain tumour research in each year since 2015.

Answer

The Department invests £1.5 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23. Cancer is a major area of NIHR spend, reflecti...

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