Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112254

Rare Cancers: Health Services

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 75 of the policy paper entitled A National Cancer Plan for England: delivering world class cancer care, whether it is his policy that patients with rare cancers should be off

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions to expand diagnostic genomic testing and ensure that this is matched by access to targeted therapies. The plan confirms that every cancer patient who would benefit from genomic...

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