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Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research to prioritise further research into early diagnosis of (i) pancre

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
27 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research to prioritise further research into early diagnosis of (i) pancre

  2. 27 Oct 2025

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  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department of Health and Social Care invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Government responsibility for funding cancer research is shared between...

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