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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...