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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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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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  1. 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

  2. 12 Feb 2026

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  3. 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...

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