Question follow-through · 28978

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to expand access to clinical trials for (a) pancreatic cancer patients and (b) patients with cancerous brain tumours.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
14 Sept 2026
Answer
18 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to expand access to clinical trials for (a) pancreatic cancer patients and (b) patients with cancerous brain tumours.

  2. 14 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the answers of 22 May in response to Question 1156 and of 15 July in response to Question 16704.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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