Written questions

Cancer: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 543 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the proportion of Phase II and Phrase III in commercial oncology clinical trials.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 22 May 2026

The Department holds data on commercial clinical trials by phase and therapeutic area, including oncology. However, we do not routinely assess trends in specific segments such as Phase II and Phase III oncology clinical trials.We use this information alon...