<p>The Government’s commitment to funding cancer research has not changed because of the referendum.</p><p> </p><p>The Department invests £1 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR expenditure on cancer research has risen from £101 million in 2010/11 to £137 million in 2016/17. This is the largest NIHR spend in a disease area.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made it clear that we want to work closely with Europe in science and research, stating in a speech on 3 March: “the UK is also committed to establishing a far-reaching science and innovation pact with the EU, facilitating the exchange of ideas and researchers. This would enable the UK to participate in key programmes alongside our EU partners”.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Chancellor has also said that the Treasury will guarantee EU structural and investment funding, promised before the Autumn Statement. He has also promised to underwrite payments for competitive EU funding awards through the Horizon 2020 underwrite guarantee, which was announced on 13 August 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committing to being as closely aligned with the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation as we possibly can, subject to the outcome of the future relationship negotiation.</p>