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Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Cancer Plan will specifically address the availability of products containing Melanotan II.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Cancer Plan will specifically address the availability of products containing Melanotan II.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is taking steps to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancers more quickly, including skin cancers. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care. It w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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