Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 77307 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding for research and innovation to improve cancer outcomes.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Nov 2025
Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is one of the largest areas of spend at ov...