Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90174
Tumours: Research
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 5 February 2026
Question
Chris Evans
Labour (Co-op) — Caerphilly
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the NHS’s capacity for fresh freezing of (a) tumour and (b) other tissue samples.
Answer
Ashley DaltonFresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or ...
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