Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94619

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Children

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Ben Coleman

LabourChelsea and Fulham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children living with DIPG each year; and what resources has the Government allocated to research into the causes of and treatment of DIPG.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is committed to furthering investment in research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours. Between 2018/19 and 2023/24, the Department’s research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), invested £11....

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