Written questions

Cancer: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 49622 · 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of age-related eligibility criteria on the inclusion of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults in cancer clinical 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 ...