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Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that families of children and young people with cancer in Northern Ireland ca

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
10 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that families of children and young people with cancer in Northern Ireland ca

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families across the United Kingdom.Through the National Cancer Plan, the Government is committing up to £10 million a year to a new fund open to al...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Cancer: Children

16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether families in Northern Ireland are eligible for the £10 million cancer travel fund for children.

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Cancer: Children

16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £10 million England fund to cover the travel costs of children with cancer was calculated; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the fund across the UK.