Written questions

Cancer: Children

Commons · Question 28636 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to increase the funding available for research into children cancers.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Feb 2025

Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.5 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24. C...