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Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national cancer medicines advisory group for England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national cancer medicines advisory group for England.

  2. 4 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care, as well as prevention, and research and innovation. It will seek to improve every aspect...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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