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Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for financial support for patients required to travel very long distances to access (a) stem cell transplants, (b) CAR-T immunotherapy and (c) other specialist treatments; what re

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
13 Feb 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for financial support for patients required to travel very long distances to access (a) stem cell transplants, (b) CAR-T immunotherapy and (c) other specialist treatments; what re

  2. 12 Feb 2026

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  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    No such assessment has been made, and there are no current plans to amend the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).It is already the case that where required and appropriate, advance payments may be made to patients on low incomes to allow them to attend...

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