Question follow-through · 38004

Skin Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce instances of skin cancer in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce instances of skin cancer in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier, including skin cancer, and treating it faster so more patients survive. As a first step we have delivered an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week during o...

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