Oral QuestionScotland Office

“What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on the cost of living crisis in Scotland.”

Tabled: 4 October 2022Answered: 12 October 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Mr James Frith)

We want every cancer patient to benefit from high-quality radiotherapy regardless of where they live. There has always been a need to balance the objective of providing care closer to each person’s home with the imperative of maintaining access to the specialist expertise and technology needed for safe, effective treatment.