Question follow-through · 4092

Cancer: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of funding required to implement the objectives set out in the National Cancer Plan.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of funding required to implement the objectives set out in the National Cancer Plan.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The National Cancer Plan, published in February 2026, aims to achieve its objectives by getting more from the resources already in the system, improving productivity, and modernising services to deliver better outcomes for patients.The Plan is backed by s...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

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Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.

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Women: Health Services

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure effective implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy.

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ME/CFS: Health Services

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with severe ME in need of tube feeding can be safely fed lying flat in NHS hospitals.

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Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will commit to a compensation scheme for women impacted by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate.

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10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to incorporate arts-based interventions, including dance, into future prevention and population health strategies.

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Community Health Services and Social Prescribing: Arts

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support access to dance and other creative activities through social prescribing and community health services.