Written questions

Cancer: Drugs

2026-06-19 · Department of Health and Social Care · 11563 · Official question

James McMurdock

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve patient access to innovative cancer medicines that have received regulatory approval.

Answer

Officials across the Department, NHS England, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regularly meet with patient groups to discuss medicines policy, access, and uptake, including with organisations representing individuals affect...