Question follow-through · 28321

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve brain tumour research.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
22 Sept 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve brain tumour research.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 25 June in response to Question 9944.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.

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