Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71819

Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Harpreet Uppal

LabourHuddersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people diagnosed with cancer in an emergency care setting in (a) Yorkshire and (b) England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes. This will help cancer patients across England, including in Yorkshire.The Governm...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 71819) →