Question follow-through · 2244

Radiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of increasing funding for new radiotherapy technologies.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of increasing funding for new radiotherapy technologies.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Office for Life Sciences is a joint unit sitting in this Department and the Department for Health and Social Care. It exists to power the government’s health and growth missions and improve patient outcomes. The Government does not generally ringfence...

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