Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what indicator outcomes have been agreed for improving brain cancer outcomes across the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, regulators, and delivery bodies.

The National Cancer Plan sets out a whole-system approach to improving outcomes for all cancers, including brain tumours, with a focus on earlier diagnosis, faster access to treatment, research and innovation, patient experience, and survival. The plan's overarching ambition is that three in four people diagnosed with cancer will survive for five years or more by 2035.

The Government is also strengthening support for brain tumour research. In January 2026, the NIHR announced increased investment of more than £25 million in the NIHR Brain Tumour Research Consortium, which aims to accelerate the development of new treatments and improve outcomes for adults and children with brain tumours.

The Department continues to work closely with NHS England, the NIHR, and other partners to deliver the commitments set out in the National Cancer Plan and to support improvements in outcomes for people affected by brain tumours.