Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 12 June 2018Answered: 18 June 2018
Asked by
Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op) — Stoke-on-Trent Central
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ashley Dalton)
This Government are investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS, opening up community diagnostic centres at evenings and weekends and delivering 5 million more appointments to catch cancer earlier. We are making progress: 135,000 more patients have already had cancer diagnosed or ruled out within the 28-day target compared with the previous year—a lot done, and a lot more to do.