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...