Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 4537 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis for prostate cancer.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Jun 2026

The Government has committed to meeting the cancer waiting time standards in England by the end of this Parliament, by modernising the whole cancer pathway so that patients are diagnosed and treated more quickly.Through the National Cancer Plan for Englan...