Question follow-through · 91965

Mesothelioma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently being treated for Mesothelioma.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently being treated for Mesothelioma.

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The latest data for England from Cancer Waiting Times shows that for the month of September 2025 the number of people that started first or subsequent treatment for Mesothelioma after a decision to treat was 168, and the number of people that started thei...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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