Written questions

Lung Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 34747 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to provide for the national lung cancer screening programme in each the next three years; and on what evidential basis his Department has determined that level of funding.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Mar 2025

Funding for national lung screening is set by NHS England. The Department has set stretching targets for the National Health Service to improve cancer performance next year, and the Spending Review prioritised investment into the health service, with a £2...