Question follow-through · 16450
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the gap between breast cancer outcomes in the most and least deprived areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the gap between breast cancer outcomes in the most and least deprived areas.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
Reducing inequalities in cancer outcomes is a key priority for the Government. Through the National Cancer Plan for England, we are taking action to narrow the gap in breast cancer outcomes between the most and least deprived communities by improving earl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Schizophrenia: Mental Health Services
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcome measures NHS England uses to assess the quality of care provided to people living with schizophrenia; and whether her Department plans to strengthen the use of outcome-focused metrics