Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104579

Brain: Tumours

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to increase funding for research on low-grade gliomas and other rare brain tumours.

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. For example, in December 2025, the NIHR announced the pioneering Br...

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