Question follow-through · 907946

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
24 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The National Cancer Plan sets out how we will tackle unwarranted variation head on and end the postcode lottery for cancer care.It will shift healthcare from hospitals to the community and ensure that all cancer patients, regardless of where they live, ha...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Continuing Care: Finance

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