Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87740
Breast Cancer: Research
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for breast cancer research.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedResearch is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is one of the largest areas of spend at ov...
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