§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to respond to the Audit Commission/CHI report on cancer care in England and Wales. [42285]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 11 March 2002]: The Audit Commission and Commission for Health Improvement report provides a useful baseline to assess cancer services at the time of the publication of the Cancer Plan. In December last year, we published The "NHS Cancer Plan—Making Progress", which sets out the action and achievements made in the first year following the publication of the NHS Cancer Plan.