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Rare Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise private sector investment into research for (a) brain tumours and (b) other rare diseases.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
13 Nov 2024
Answer
18 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise private sector investment into research for (a) brain tumours and (b) other rare diseases.

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to implementing recommendations from Lord O'Shaughnessy’s independent review of commercial clinical trials, maximising our potential to be a world leader, and developing a more competitive, efficient, and accessible clinical re...

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