Question follow-through · 9948
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current (a) diagnostic pathways for brain tumours and (b) support systems for patients with brain tumours.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current (a) diagnostic pathways for brain tumours and (b) support systems for patients with brain tumours.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department has demonstrated our commitment to transforming diagnostic services through a £2.3 billion investment into diagnostic capacity, which will provide the National Health Service with the tools they need to deliver an additional 9.5 million tes...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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