Question follow-through · 77309

Cancer: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve cancer waiting times in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve cancer waiting times in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving outcomes for cancer patients across England, including in Ely and East Cambridgeshire.The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a strong track record in delivering the cancer performance standards...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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