Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111197

Rare Cancers: Health Services

Tabled: 5 February 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the commitment to explore novel procurement routes for diagnostics or treatments for rarer cancers contained in the 2026 National Cancer Plan includes assessing the suitability of the curre

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Improving survival for rare cancer patients is a priority for the National Cancer Plan. The plan aims for England to climb into the top quartile in Europe for survival of multiple less common cancers by 2035.We will explore which innovative procurement me...

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