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Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 78822 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for brain tumour research in each year since 2018.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Oct 2025

Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £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 NIHR’s largest areas of spe...