Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bayo Alaba and Paulette Hamilton

Tuesday 17th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford) (Lab)]

13. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.

[Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington) (Lab)]

20. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.

[The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)]

Reducing waiting times for cancer diagnosis remains a key priority. Under this Government, an extra 99,000 patients have had cancer diagnosed or ruled out. This has been supported by investment, including in Cancer 360—a digital innovation that brings patient data into one central platform—and in NHS England’s cancer innovation open call to fast-track cutting-edge interventions into practice. Our forthcoming national cancer plan will set out how we will speed up cancer diagnosis even further.