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Glioblastoma: Research

Asked by Jonathan DaviesLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 34502

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of patent lengths on research into treatments for glioblastoma.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

Intellectual property rights in the United Kingdom are not condition specific. The Government considers the UK’s current patent system to strike the right balance between incentivising research and innovation and supporting access to medicines for the National Health Service.

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