Written questions

Skin Cancer: Preventive Medicine

2026-05-19 · Department of Health and Social Care · 3545 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen preventative care for skin cancer in (a) Yeovil constituency (b), Somerset and (c) England.

Answer

The Government is taking action to reduce preventable cancers through the National Cancer Plan for England, which sets out action to improve cancer prevention, earlier diagnosis and reduce variation in outcomes across the country, including in Somerset an...