Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88064
Cancer: Out of Area Treatment
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Brian Leishman
Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much financial support his Department provides annually to children and young people with cancer and their families travelling for treatment.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Scotland, health is a devolved matter. The Department has not made an assessment of the average distance travelled or the cost of travel for young cancer patients from Scotland when attending can...
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