Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44979

Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve cancer testing across the UK.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is focused on reducing waiting times for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in England. The Department has invested approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding in 2025/26 for new surgical hubs and diagnostic scanners, creating capacity...
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