Question follow-through · 26207
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with healthcare stakeholders on steps to improve Lobular cancer (a) diagnostics and (b) research funding.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Endometriosis · 4 Sept 2025
- Gynaecology · 4 Sept 2025
- Endometriosis · 4 Sept 2025
- Endometriosis: Health Services · 4 Sept 2025
- Gynaecology: Waiting Lists · 12 Feb 2026
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
23 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with healthcare stakeholders on steps to improve Lobular cancer (a) diagnostics and (b) research funding.
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
Following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan later this year, we will develop a new national cancer plan. The cancer plan will include more details about how to improve outcomes for all tumour types, including lobular breast cancer. We plan to engage ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) review endometriosis classification as an acute illness and (b) introduce long-term care plans for endometriosis patients.
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4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the amount of theatre time provided to gynaecology in comparison to other specialties; and in what way this has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Endometriosis
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with (a) Endometriosis UK and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan to ensure it supports people with endometriosis.
Endometriosis: Health Services
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among healthcare professionals that endometriosis is a (a) long-term and (b) chronic condition, as recommended by the National Confidential Enquiry into
Gynaecology: Waiting Lists
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing gynaecological waiting times in the last year.
Endometriosis: Health Services
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of endometriosis healthcare services on the waiting times for receiving such services in the past year.
Endometriosis: Health Services
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the status of endometriosis as a possible condition for the NHS outcomes and registry programme.
Health Services: Women
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women.