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Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 110065 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 December 2025 to Question 100476 on Brain: Tumours, what plans the National Institute for Health and Care Research has to undertake horizon scanning of the pharmaceutic

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Feb 2026

The Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.The NIHR is continuing to ...