Question follow-through · 4439
Cancer: Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in cancer treatment for patients in Ashfield.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 32 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in cancer treatment for patients in Ashfield.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
Cancer patients are waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment. We are determined to change that.The National Cancer Plan, published in February 2026, sets a clear ambition to meet all cancer waiting time standards, including in the Ashfield constitue...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Accident and Emergency Departments
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Accident and Emergency Departments
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of A&E capacities in England.
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Infectious Diseases: Babies
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to raise awareness of (a) Group B Strep and (b) severe infections in newborn babies.
Infectious Diseases: Babies
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Glioblastoma: Research
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to support research into glioblastomas.
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Brain: Tumours
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