Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 907946

Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Lola McEvoy

LabourDarlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The National Cancer Plan sets out how we will tackle unwarranted variation head on and end the postcode lottery for cancer care.It will shift healthcare from hospitals to the community and ensure that all cancer patients, regardless of where they live, ha...

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