Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43685

Lung Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 9 April 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, when responsibility for oversight and funding of the National Lung Screening Programme will transfer from NHS England to his Department.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to jointly lead this transformation. This reform is about devolving resources and responsibility to the frontline, thereby em...

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