Question follow-through · 7593
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible people in Yorkshire and the Humber have been screened through the national targeted lung cancer screening programme since July 2023; and what steps he is taking to incre
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 10 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Psychiatric Patients: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust · 8 Oct 2024
- Mental Health Services: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust · 8 Oct 2024
- Lung Cancer: Yorkshire · 8 Oct 2024
- Breast Cancer: Screening · 8 Oct 2024
- Carers: Health · 9 Oct 2024
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible people in Yorkshire and the Humber have been screened through the national targeted lung cancer screening programme since July 2023; and what steps he is taking to incre
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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10 Oct 2024
Answer published
The NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme is available in some areas of England and offers a lung cancer screen to those who are over 55 years old but younger than 75 years old; are registered with a general practitioner; and have a history of smoking.NHS E...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Psychiatric Patients: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many avoidable or preventable deaths of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each of the last three years.
Mental Health Services: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints relating to the mental healthcare service at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each of the last three years.
Lung Cancer: Yorkshire
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible people have received a check through the targeted lung health check programme in Yorkshire since the establishment of that programme; and what steps he plan
Breast Cancer: Screening
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) increase breast cancer screening rates to pre-covid-19 levels and (b) meet his Department's breast cancer screening targets.
Carers: Health
9 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the (a) physical and (b) mental health challenges faced by unpaid carers.
Bowel Cancer
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of bowel cancer.
Colonoscopy
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of people waiting more than 6 weeks for a colonoscopy in England.
Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis
6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the early diagnosis rate for bowel cancer.
Bowel Cancer: Health Services
6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for bowel cancer.
General Practitioners: North Yorkshire
11 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of GP-to-patient ratios in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Health Services
16 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help develop guidelines for (a) general practitioners and (b) diabetes care teams on managing type one diabetes and disordered eating.
Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Health Services
16 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure individuals with type one diabetes and disordered eating have access to integrated care for both their (a) physical and (b) mental health needs.