HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 c961W
Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to bring survival rates of British cancer patients into line with other European countries. [27826]

Yvette Cooper

The NHS Cancer Plan, which was published in September 2000, sets out a programme of action to tackle the disease. The strategy will speed up access to high quality services across the country to bring cancer services in line with the rest of Europe.