Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50332

Cancer: Children and Young People

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support children and young people with cancer with the cost of travelling to access their treatment and care in specialist centres.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families in England. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local ...

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