Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35590

Cancer: Children

Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into (a) neuroblastoma and (b) other childhood cancers.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority.Re...
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