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Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Research's news story entitled NIHR launches £13.7 million investment into brain tumour research, published on 19 December 2025, what as
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Research's news story entitled NIHR launches £13.7 million investment into brain tumour research, published on 19 December 2025, what as
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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23 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year in research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).In January 2026, the NIHR announced increased investment of over £25 million in the NIHR Brain Tumour Research Consortium. The...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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