Question follow-through · 76441

Rare Cancers: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the availability of research into less survivable cancers; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise peo

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 57 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the availability of research into less survivable cancers; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise peo

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The Government is investing in new lifesaving and life-improving research to support those diagnosed wi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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