Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 66899
Cancer: Health Services
Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Question
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Government lead to establish a strategic mission for (a) rare and (b) less survivable cancers.
Answer
Ashley DaltonWe will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so more patients survive, and we will improve patients’ experience across the systemThe Government supports Scott Arthur’s Private Members Bill on rare cancers. The b...
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