Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90178
Brain Cancer: Human Tissue
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Chris Evans
Labour (Co-op) — Caerphilly
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver (a) workforce and (b) training requirements to support an expansion of fresh-freezing facilities for brain cancer tissue in the NHS.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThere are currently no plans by the Department to expand fresh-freezing facilities for brain cancer tissue. Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysi...
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