Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114691

Brain: Tumours

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

John Slinger

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of automatically utilising brain tumour patients’ anonymised data to create relevant datasets for clinical research.

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). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.We are committed to furthe...

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