Question follow-through · 1548
Bisphenol A: Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research has commissioned any research into the link between Bisphenol A (BPA) and breast cancer.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 26 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 1 Aug 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research has commissioned any research into the link between Bisphenol A (BPA) and breast cancer.
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Aug 2024
Answer published
Cancer remains a priority for the Government, and we spend £1.5 billion on health and care research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) each year. Cancer is our biggest area of spend, and in 2022/23 the NIHR spent over £121....
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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