Written questions

Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 112251 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the expansion of diagnostic genomic testing for cancer is accompanied by timely NHS access to targeted therapies identified by that testing, including where s

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 Feb 2026

The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions to expand diagnostic genomic testing and ensure that this is matched by access to targeted therapies. The plan confirms that every cancer patient who would benefit from genomic...