Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109858

Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting times are for patients to begin radiotherapy treatment following referral, broken down by region and cancer type.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The published data on cancer waiting times in England does not include average waiting times for patients to begin treatment, and the Department does not publish radiotherapy data broken down by tumour type, as we present tumour type and treatment modalit...
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