Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55846

Cancer: Children and Young People

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take in the National Cancer plan to improve diagnosis times for children and young people with cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, including children and young people. To achieve this, the NHS has delivered an...

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