Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104549
Rare Cancers: Research
Tabled: 9 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department is taking to improve research into (a) Ocular Melanoma and (b) other rare cancers.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and in 2024/25 spent £141.6 million on cancer research, signalling its high priority. One example of a recent investment in...
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