| Heading: |
Cancer: Medical Treatments |
| Question ID: |
1746350 |
| UIN: |
17341 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5120 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Shockat Adam
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| Asking Member handle: |
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Shockat Adam
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers that require urgent treatment. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1506 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Answering Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to improving cancer care and reducing waiting times for treatment. We understand that cancer patients are waiting longer than they should for the care they need, and we are taking action to address this.To ensure the most advan... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |