The Department invests over £1 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23.<\/p>
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When categorising prevention and treatment, the Department and NIHR uses the Health Research Classification System (<\/strong>HRCS) Health Category coding, which was developed by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Partners and was designed to produce a broad strategic overview of health research funding.<\/p> The NIHR have funded 127 projects on cancer prevention for the period April 2012 to date with a combined total funding value of approximately £90.3 million:<\/p> F/Y<\/p><\/td> Funded projects<\/p><\/td> Funding Amount<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> £3,735,044<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> £2,858,223<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> £7,281,782<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> £9,206,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> £3,503,717<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> £25,467,753<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> £5,428,968<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> £12,099,536<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> £4,346,694<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021/22<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> £8,892,741<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022/23<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> £7,529,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr> total<\/p><\/td> 127<\/p><\/td> £90,350,814<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The NIHR have funded 685 projects on cancer treatment for the period April 2012 to date with a combined total funding value of approximately £302.4 million:<\/p> F/Y<\/p><\/td> Funded projects<\/p><\/td> Funding Amount<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td> £23,937,981<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> £19,765,569<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> £27,226,212<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> £26,887,042<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> £19,930,361<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> £22,760,373<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td> £18,283,962<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 66<\/p><\/td> £18,683,770<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 76<\/p><\/td> £35,330,181<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021/22<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> £55,518,331<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022/23<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> £34,115,891<\/p><\/td><\/tr> total<\/p><\/td> 685<\/p><\/td> £302,439,673<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The NIHR Infrastructure investment funds the world-class facilities, expertise, and skilled delivery workforce for research across the National Health Service and wider health and care system in England from early translational clinical research through to applied health and care research. It is difficult to attribute this funding to specific disease and therapy areas as the staff and facilities funded through the NIHR Infrastructure supports research across disciplines.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the single longest wait for a patient to start cancer treatment on the NHS for each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS cancer patients have waited longer than (a) 62 days, (b) 3 months, (c) 4 months, (d) 6 months and (e) 12 months in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1650807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Food Standards Agency (FSA) did not issue any cautions in any of the last five years.<\/p> The number of FSA prosecutions against food producers is shown in the following table:<\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Number of prosecutions<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021/22<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022/23<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Figures for other legal actions taken by the FSA against food producers are shown in the following tables.<\/p> The number of executed warrants, confiscation orders and prohibition orders per financial year is shown in the below table:<\/p> Financial year<\/p><\/td> Executed warrants, confiscation orders and prohibition orders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021/22<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022/23<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The number of approval reviews, Certificates of Competence (CoC) suspensions and revocations by calendar year is shown in the below table:<\/p> Calendar year<\/p><\/td> Approval reviews, CoC suspensions and revocations<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The number of animal welfare, remedial action and hygiene improvement notices between 2018 and 2022 is shown in the below table:<\/p> Legal action taken<\/p><\/td> Number of legal actions taken<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Animal Welfare Notices 2018-22<\/p><\/td> 236<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Remedial Action Notices 2018-22<\/p><\/td> 602<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hygiene Improvement Notices 2018-22<\/p><\/td> 435<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Note: These figures are not available on a year-by-year basis.<\/p> When it comes to keeping food safe, prosecutions represent the last line of defence. As the national regulator for food, the FSA plays a key role in the prevention of food safety breaches and food crime.<\/p>"}
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