Question follow-through · 113477
Tumours: Human Tissue
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) publish data on variation between NHS trusts and health boards in availability and use of frozen tumour tissue for sequencing and research
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- No published answer in this record
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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
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) publish data on variation between NHS trusts and health boards in availability and use of frozen tumour tissue for sequencing and research
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Respiratory Diseases: Washington and Gateshead South
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Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks; and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
NHS: Communication
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that NHS bodies consistently identify and implement reasonable adjustments to communication preferences, including where patients require written communication ra
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has costed compensation for victims of sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.