Cancer: Out of Area Treatment
Commons · Question 88063 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Brian Leishman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the average (a) distance travelled and (b) cost incurred by (i) children and (ii) young people from Scotland when attending cancer treatment in England; and what
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Jan 2026
The Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Scotland, health is a devolved matter. The Department has not made an assessment of the average distance travelled or the cost of travel for young cancer patients from Scotland when attending can...