Written questions

Cancer: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 53478 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 May 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog for cancer treatment in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 27 May 2025

We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance so that cancer patients are diagnosed and treated faster, including patients in the West Midlands.We set out expectations for renewed focus on cancer targets in the Elective Reform pl...