Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to fund research into new treatment for the most dangerous types of prostate cancers.

In 2018, the Government announced £75 million towards clinical trials for prostate cancer, with a focus on improving early diagnosis, survival rates, and exploring options for different treatments for men affected by the disease.

Since April 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £73.6 million to 45 prostate cancer research programmes.

The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including prostate cancer. The level of research spend in a particular area, is driven by factors including scientific potential and the number and scale of successful funding applications.