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 Ahmed
Research 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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