Question follow-through · 30417
Leukaemia: Clinical Trials and Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to clinical trials and innovative treatments for leukaemia patients.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to clinical trials and innovative treatments for leukaemia patients.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Department aims to ensure that all patients have access to cutting-edge clinical research and innovative, lifesaving treatments. The Department funded National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure, wh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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