Question follow-through · 2278
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase funding for brain tumours (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the national cancer research spend.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase funding for brain tumours (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the national cancer research spend.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The Department invests over £1.7 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.We are committed to furth...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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