Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and North Perthshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support research into glioblastoma and other less survivable cancers.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I am very grateful to the Honourable Gentleman for bringing this challenge to my attention.
We are working closely with research partners, and I am pleased to say that more research is being funded as we continue to encourage more researchers to become involved in what remains a challenging scientific area, with a relatively small research community.
My office is in the process of arranging meetings with key stakeholders in this area. This includes leading charities and a separate meeting between leadership of the MHRA and honourable members who are similarly passionate to see advances in research.
This is an issue close to my heart, and I am confident that the Government's continued commitment to funding will help us make progress towards effective treatments.
Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and North Perthshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the devolved Government in Scotland on the contaminated blood inquiry.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
I had a teleconference on Wednesday 19 July with Shona Robison MSP, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport.
The Government is committed to consulting the devolved administrations on the contaminated blood inquiry. United Kingdom Government officials are in regular contact with officials in the devolved administrations about the inquiry.