Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84384

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 25 November 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve data collection on diagnostic pathways for (a) teenagers and (b) children with cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and teenagers. The Department, NHS England and other NHS partner organisations are taking...

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