Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34748
Lung Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Question
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide funding for the additional (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment arising from the detection of early-stage lung cancer through the national lung cancer screening programme.
Answer
Ashley DaltonFunding for national lung screening is set by NHS England. The Department has set stretching targets for the National Health Service to improve cancer performance next year, and the Spending Review prioritised investment into the health service, with a £2...
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