Written questions

Breast Cancer: Research

Commons · Question 901958 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to fund research into lobular breast cancer.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 8 Jan 2025

The Government doesn’t ringfence funding for specific diseases but is committed to funding cancer research, including lobular breast cancer. The Department of Health and Social Care spent £121.8 million in 2022/23 on cancer research through the National I...