Question follow-through · 25221
Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting lists for prostate cancer diagnosis.
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
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting lists for prostate cancer diagnosis.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2025
Answer published
No assessment has been made of the adequacy of waiting lists for prostate cancer. However, we know that patients, including those with suspected prostate cancer, are waiting too long for diagnosis. We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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