Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101490

Human Tissue: Storage

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding required to ensure equitable access to tissue-freezing services for cancer patients across England; and whether his Department is taking steps to reduce reg

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues. Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) fo...

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