Question follow-through · 40738

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what month this year he expects the National Cancer Plan to be published.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what month this year he expects the National Cancer Plan to be published.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The National Cancer Plan will be published in the second half of 2025, after the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. To help inform the content of the National Cancer Plan, on 4 February 2025, the Department launched a Call for Evidence, inviting peop...

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