Question follow-through · 10758

Pancreatic Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into pancreatic cancer.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
4 Nov 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Health and care

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into pancreatic cancer.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Research is crucial in tackling cancer. The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer being the largest area of spend at over £121.8 mill...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mental Health Services: Young People

30 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mental health services available for young people in Slough.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mental Health Services: Young People

30 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health services for young people in Slough.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Drugs: Misuse

30 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels of non-fatal drug overdoses.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nitazenes

30 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the use of nitazenes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cancer: Medical Treatments

4 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to meet the target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of referral.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Research

4 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of research on treatments for (a) Alzheimer's and (b) dementia.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Maternity Services: Women

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of maternal health inequalities affecting black women.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pancreatic Cancer: Health Education

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase public awareness of pancreatic cancer symptoms.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ambulance Services: Misuse

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact on the NHS from individuals who repeatedly misuse emergency ambulance services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Ambulance Services

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce instances of post traumatic stress disorder within the ambulance service.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department of Health and Social Care: Data Processing

6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Maternity Services: Berkshire

6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.