Written questions

Cancer: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 49668 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection and reporting of age-disaggregated data on participation in cancer clinical trials, in addition to collecting participation data throug

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 May 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department, funds research and research infrastructure, which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research, including cancer clinical trials.The NIHR Res...