Written questions

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Children

Commons · Question 94619 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children living with DIPG each year; and what resources has the Government allocated to research into the causes of and treatment of DIPG.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Jan 2026

The Department is committed to furthering investment in research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours. Between 2018/19 and 2023/24, the Department’s research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), invested £11....