Written questions

Cancer: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 33221 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a Cancer Care Plan for (a) children and (b) young people.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Mar 2025

We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more children and young people survive, and we will improve the experience of young cancer patients across the system.That’s why on 4 Februar...