Funding for research into brain tumours (1.22 MB)
- HC No.
- HC 554
- Published
- 14 Mar 2016
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 16 June 2016. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Petitions Committee
Funding for research into brain tumours
Closed
Opened 19 Oct 2015
Closed 19 Oct 2015
Petitions Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Petitions Committee publishes its report "Funding for research into brain tumours", revealing the distressing experiences of people whose lives have been affected by the disease, as well as exploring the reasons behind the historic underfunding of research under successive governments. Government response Read the Government response to funding for research into brain tumours Read the Government response to funding for research into brain tumours (PDF 209 KB) Following an e-petition, which was started on petition.parliament.uk and reached over 14,000 signatures, the Petitions Committee investigated the subject of funding for brain tumour research.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 19 October 2015.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently Funding for research into brain tumours (1.22 MB) on 14 March 2016.
The government's response
Published 16 June 2016.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Government "accept[s] that action is needed" on brain tumour research and says there is "insufficient research being carried out", and it says it will address this by convening a working group.
- On funding, the Government agrees that "an increase in the level of brain tumour research is crucial" and says it is "committed to work to achieve this in partnership" with charities, the NHS and industry.
- The Minister for Life Sciences will be "convening a working group of clinicians, charities and officials" to discuss how to address the need for more brain tumour research. No date is stated in the document.
- On early diagnosis, it says it has "committed to implementing recommendation 24": by 2020 everyone referred with suspected cancer will receive "either a definitive diagnosis or the all-clear within four weeks".
- On NICE guidance, the Government says it is "for NICE as an independent body to decide what evidence should be considered" in reviewing its guidance. On non-therapeutic drugs, it says decisions are "for commissioners and providers, not for Government".
Reports
- Funding for research into brain tumours (1.22 MB)14 March 2016
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 24 November 2015
Recent activity
- Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Life Sciences to the Chair6 September 2016, Correspondence
- 1st Special Report - Funding for research into brain tumours: Government Response to the Petitions Committee's First Report of Session 2015–1616 June 2016, Report published
- Funding for research into brain tumours (1.22 MB)14 March 2016, Report published
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2016 | To committee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Life Sciences to the Chair |