Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Medical Research Council has spent on research projects relating to the treatment of cancer in each financial year since 2010-11.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of the main agencies through which the Government supports medical and clinical research.

The most recent information available on the MRC’s expenditure on cancer research is set out in the table. The data includes research into the biology, causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer as well as research on outcomes. A breakdown showing expenditure on research directly related to treatment is not currently available.

Source: National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Research Database (calendar year figures).