Question follow-through · 116605
Breast Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with UK Research and Innovation on increasing funding for research into invasive lobular breast cancer.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with UK Research and Innovation on increasing funding for research into invasive lobular breast cancer.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
Answer published
Government responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department for Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Tec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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