Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116000

Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support access to genomically-matched targeted therapies for patients with rare cancers, where genomic testing identifies a suitable option but large-scale clinical

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are working to deliver the Government’s ambitions, as set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England and the Life Sciences Sect...

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