§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What proportion of National Lottery monies have been awarded for the funding of cancer research and in which specialties. [HL2801]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyTo date, the 12 National Lottery distributors have given out a total of £5.1 billion.
The National Lottery Charities Board has awarded over £2 million to 11 cancer research projects. This accounts for 0.04 per cent. of the National Lottery awards. The board also made a further 52 awards to cancer related projects totalling £4 million.
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Organisation Project Type Award £ Imperial Cancer Research Fund To establish a cancer registry in West Yorkshire and to study the medical and social factors causing delay in diagnosis of breast cancer. Breast 103,916 Radiotherapy Action Group Exposure A project to test whether high pressure oxygen therapy will reverse paralysis caused by radiotherapy in breast cancer treatment. Breast 117,620 TENOVUS To investigate the role of a particular gene in the growth and progression of breast cancer. Breast 264,056 Women's Cancer Detection Society A research project to develop a means of identifying key features of cells as an aid to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Breast 159,052 Cancer Research Campaign A project to create a national centre for research into common cancers. The grant, over two years, will cover the cost of refurbishing and fitting out the Strangeways Laboratory in Cambridge. General 476,973 Cancer Treatment and Research Trust This project is to develop a new anti-cancer therapy which would work by cutting off the blood supply to tumours. General 178,787 Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust A project to test the potential of new radiotherapy techniques on Trust very resistant types of cancer. General 138,328
Organisation Project Type Award £ Marie Curie Research Institute A project to help correct malfunctioning genes by developing a method for introducing new genetic material into cells. General 183,410 Yorkshire Cancer Research Campaign A research project to determine the structure of a protein that contributes to the spread of cancer. General 86,502 Leukaemia Research Fund A project to examine whether developments in blood-banking will contribute to safer and more successful transplants. Leukaemia 90,465 The Barts Foundation for Research Ltd. A research project to determine whether screening for ovarian cancer will save lives. Ovarian 335,592 Total Amount 2,134,701 The table has been constructed using information provided by National Lottery Charities Board.