National Cancer Plan: Brain Tumours
Tuesday, 7 January 2025
Contributions
Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon) (Con)Conservative
15. What steps he is taking to ensure that brain tumours are included in the national cancer plan.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Andrew Gwynne)
Let me start by commending the hon. Gentleman for his fundraising efforts to fight cancer in Surrey and his support for the Brain Tumour Charity. We are committed to ensuring that people with brain tumours have access to more effective treatments and excellent care through, for instance, our national cancer plan, and we will give more details shortly.
I thank the Minister for his answer, and for his googling of my background! Early detection is essential in ensuring that brain tumours do not fall further behind other cancers in priority. Will the Minister update us on the Government’s progress to ensure that screening is prioritised?
Andrew Gwynne
We absolutely want to ensure early detection of these cancers, and I recently met representatives of the Brain Tumour Charity to discuss how we can roll that out. The Government are investing an awful lot of money in tackling cancers, but there is a great deal more that we can do on brain cancer.
Source: UK Parliament Hansard API. Debate ID: 4803802.