Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89179

Lung Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards in England currently commission the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme; and what percentage and number of the eligible population this commissioning represents.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Lung Cancer Screening Programme is commissioned by Cancer Alliances rather than by integrated care boards (ICBs), using ring-fenced cancer Service Development Funding. There are 20 Cancer Alliances in England, with further information available at the...

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