Written questions

Cancer: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 61308 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of children and young people developing cancer.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 30 Jun 2025

The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, including children and young people. The Government has now exceeded its pled...