Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 44979 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve cancer testing across the UK.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Apr 2025
The Government is focused on reducing waiting times for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in England. The Department has invested approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding in 2025/26 for new surgical hubs and diagnostic scanners, creating capacity...