Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77307

Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding for research and innovation to improve cancer outcomes.

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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