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Cancer: Health Services

Commons · Question 91000 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Amanda Martin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that (a) Portsmouth and (b) other areas receive sufficient funding to meet national cancer waiting time targets a

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 21 Nov 2025

The Government will get the NHS diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster , including in Portsmouth. We have already delivered 5.2 million more appointments nationwide - including many for cancer diagnosis and treatment, helping more patients to ac...