| Heading: |
Cancer: Health Services |
| Question ID: |
1816417 |
| UIN: |
62567 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1506 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Asking Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to (a) improve the early detection of cancer, (b) reduce cancer care waiting times and (c) increase cancer survival rates. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4981 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Ashley Dalton
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| Answering Member handle: |
AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answer text: |
As the chances of survival are higher if a cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, early diagnosis is a key priority for the Government. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan, which will complement the 10-Year Health Plan and support delivery of the Governm... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |