Question follow-through · 113414
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in cancer treatment waiting times between NHS trusts.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 32 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in cancer treatment waiting times between NHS trusts.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises that treatment waiting times vary significantly across the country, and we are determined to change this. We will tackle this variation head on by streamlining access to cutting-edge treatments and increasing the cancer workforce...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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