Written questions

Leukaemia: Research

Commons · Question 4613 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research on (a) the causes of and (b) treatments for acute myeloid leukaemia.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 13 Sep 2024

The Department invests £1.5 billion per year on health research, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was over £121.8 million for 2022/23, and more is spent on cancer than any other ...