Cancer: Out of Area Treatment
Commons · Question 88064 · 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, how much financial support his Department provides annually to children and young people with cancer and their families travelling for treatment.
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...