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Lung Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 77203 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS lung cancer screening programme receives sufficient funding to ensure its completion by 2029.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Oct 2025

The National Health Service will build on its recent successes, including roll-out of the National Lung Cancer Screening Programme, to diagnose cancer earlier and boost survival rates. Funding for national lung screening is set by NHS England and the time...