Question follow-through · 49669

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the geographical spread of cancer clinical trial sites to enable equitable access for teenagers and young adults.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the geographical spread of cancer clinical trial sites to enable equitable access for teenagers and young adults.

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...

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