Question follow-through · 76481
Breast Cancer: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying stage 4 breast cancer as very severe in relation to access to life-saving drugs.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying stage 4 breast cancer as very severe in relation to access to life-saving drugs.
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Department understands the impact that cancer has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for deve...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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