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Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 6495 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access scanner capacity to support increased brain tumour research.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 9 Jun 2026

The Department invests approximately £1.8 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The Department’s investment in the NIHR facilitates the direct funding of research projects through NIHR programmes...