Oral QuestionWomen and Equalities

What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle inequality for disabled people.

Tabled: 7 December 2023Answered: 13 December 2023

Asked by

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

Answering Minister

the Minister for Women and Equalities

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

My thoughts—and, I am sure, the thoughts of the whole House—are with Max and his family in what must be the most awful of circumstances. Through our cancer trials accelerator programme, we will make it easier to launch innovative new clinical trials and find new treatment. For people like Max, that will make young people’s cancer a research priority, make clinical trials more accessible and pay for his travel costs for care. I hope that comes as some comfort, but as a parent, I cannot imagine what his family are going through, given the circumstances that he faces. I know that a Minister would be happy to meet Max and his family.