Written questions

Brain Cancer

2026-07-05 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1674 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how much, and what percentage of total research expenditure, has been spent on research into (1) Oligodendroglioma, (2) Glioblastoma, (3) Astrocytoma, and (4) Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, brain tumour types in the last

Answer

Government responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Tech...