Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83595

Brain: Tumours

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for (a) research into and (b) the treatment of low-grade glioma; and whether he plans to increase that funding.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The NIHR is continuing to invest in brain tumour research. Working with stakeholders from across the research community, in Se...

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