Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100356

Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered including emergency presentation as a metric for tracking early cancer diagnosis across all tumour types, including non-stageable cancers such as leukaemia, in the forthco

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The National Cancer Plan will seek to improve outcomes for all cancers, including non-stageable cancers such as leukaemia. The Department remains committed to the early diagnosis of cancer and to improving outcomes for patients. However, we recognise that...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 100356) →