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428153

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date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding the Government plans to provide for research on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	16225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The usual practice of the Department's National Institute for Health Research and of the Medical Research Council is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. Both funders welcome funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and other brain tumours. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/11/2015 11:02:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

421113

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date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on securing funding for patients infected with contaminated blood and for their families.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	11638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department is considering wider reform of financial assistance and other support for those affected with HIV and/or hepatitis C by infected NHS-supplied blood or blood products. We are doing this within the context of the spending review and in a way that is sustainable for the future. We plan to consult on a way forward before the end of the year.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Before the election, the Prime Minister announced an additional one-off £25 million to ease transition to a reformed system of payments for affected individuals. The Department is currently considering how that money will be used.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2015 16:18:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng