§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to meet the European Standards in Cancer survival rates. [156746]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 3 April 2001]: The National Health Service cancer plan has set out the actions and milestones that aim to deliver the fastest improvements in cancer services anywhere in Europe over the next five years. By 2010 we anticipate that our five year survival rates for cancer will compare with the best in Europe.