Question follow-through · 123878
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve UK-wide data collection on secondary breast cancer; and how such data is used to inform research, workforce planning, including specialist nurses, and assessments
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 19 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
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve UK-wide data collection on secondary breast cancer; and how such data is used to inform research, workforce planning, including specialist nurses, and assessments
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of robust, comprehensive data on secondary, or metastatic, breast cancer to improve patient outcomes, inform research, and support effective workforce and service planning.Through the National Cancer Plan, for the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Nicotine
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Nicotine: Age Assurance
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of penalties for retailers found to have sold nicotine pouches to people under the age of 18.