Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80870

Cancer: Research

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors are considered when allocating investment for research in the less survivable cancers; and what steps he is taking to combat underfunding for less survivable cancers.

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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