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Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle rural disparities in cancer care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle rural disparities in cancer care.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department recognises that cancer outcomes remain poorest in some rural areas. To support improvement, the Government has provided £200 million of ring‑fenced funding for Cancer Alliances in 2026/27 to improve cancer pathway performance and reduce del...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Mortuaries: Visits

15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving families the right to visit their loved ones in a mortuary.

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Omaveloxolone

22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure patients diagnosed with Friedrich’s Ataxia can access Omavelexolone through the NHS.

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Dental Services: South Shropshire

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the current level of out-of-hours dental care provision in South Shropshire.

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Members: Correspondence

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for South Shropshire dated 19 May 2026 with case reference SA44124.