Written questions

Cancer: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 49619 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason age is used to determine eligibility for cancer clinical trials; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that people aged between 16 and 24 have equitable access to such trials.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 6 May 2025

The Department is committed to maximising the United Kingdom’s potential to lead the world in clinical research, with the aim of ensuring that all patients, including teenagers and young adults with cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and ...