Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60453

Cancer: Research

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for cancer research in UK universities.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR spent £133 million on cancer research in 2023/24, reflecting...
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