Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 91965

Mesothelioma: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently being treated for Mesothelioma.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The latest data for England from Cancer Waiting Times shows that for the month of September 2025 the number of people that started first or subsequent treatment for Mesothelioma after a decision to treat was 168, and the number of people that started their first treatment for Mesothelioma following referral was 107.

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