Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent by the Economic and Social Research Council on research into brain tumours in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.

The Economic and Social Research Council has not commissioned research into brain tumours from 2012 to 2015.

Researchers are eligible to apply for grants from all seven of the UK Research Councils, funding is awarded to support excellent research driven by both researcher curiosity (responsive mode grants) and strategic priorities (managed mode grants).