Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within HMS Sultan and HMS Temeraire have a UIN for accounting purposes.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I hope the hon. Member will understand that for reasons of operational security, it would not be appropriate to disclose the information requested.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within Institute for Naval Medicine have a UIN for accounting purposes.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I hope the hon. Member will understand that for reasons of operational security, it would not be appropriate to disclose the information requested.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within HMS Collingwood have a UIN for accounting purposes.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I hope the hon. Member will understand that for reasons of operational security, it would not be appropriate to disclose the information requested.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within HMS Excellent have a UIN for accounting purposes.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I hope the hon. Member will understand that for reasons of operational security, it would not be appropriate to disclose the information requested.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within HMNB Portsmouth have a UIN for accounting purposes.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I hope the hon. Member will understand that for reasons of operational security, it would not be appropriate to disclose the information requested.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of funding required to implement the objectives set out in the National Cancer Plan.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The National Cancer Plan, published in February 2026, aims to achieve its objectives by getting more from the resources already in the system, improving productivity, and modernising services to deliver better outcomes for patients.
The Plan is backed by significant funding committed by the Government at the Spending Review, including but not limited to a £2.3 billion investment in diagnostics to deliver an additional 9.5 million tests by 2029, over £650 million to complete the roll out of lung cancer screening by 2030, £70 million for new radiotherapy machines, and £200 million of ring-fenced funding for cancer alliances in 2026/27, to improve performance and early diagnosis. The plan also includes a £10 million fund to support children and young people with cancer and their families with travel costs.
Further decisions about the funding and provision of health services are the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) who are funded by NHS England. ICBs are responsible for commissioning healthcare which best meets the needs of their local populations, including workforce expansion, equipment replacement, and pathway redesign.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he is providing to support a) workplace expansion, b) equipment replacement and c) cancer pathway redesign to achieve the objectives of the National Cancer Plan.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The National Cancer Plan, published in February 2026, aims to achieve its objectives by getting more from the resources already in the system, improving productivity, and modernising services to deliver better outcomes for patients.
The Plan is backed by significant funding committed by the Government at the Spending Review, including but not limited to a £2.3 billion investment in diagnostics to deliver an additional 9.5 million tests by 2029, over £650 million to complete the roll out of lung cancer screening by 2030, £70 million for new radiotherapy machines, and £200 million of ring-fenced funding for cancer alliances in 2026/27, to improve performance and early diagnosis. The plan also includes a £10 million fund to support children and young people with cancer and their families with travel costs.
Further decisions about the funding and provision of health services are the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) who are funded by NHS England. ICBs are responsible for commissioning healthcare which best meets the needs of their local populations, including workforce expansion, equipment replacement, and pathway redesign.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reform the radiotherapy tariff model to address (a) planning intensity, (b) technical complexity, and (c) the number of patients treated.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme introduced a blended payment model for radiotherapy services. We are working to develop proposals to further refine the payment model for radiotherapy to ensure it aligns with current clinical practice and demand for services. Any updates would be subject to consultation for a future payment scheme.
The responsibility for capital investment in radiotherapy equipment sits with local systems. Since April 2022, funding for new radiotherapy machines has been allocated through system operational capital envelopes, with integrated care boards responsible for prioritising investment based on local need.
While capital funding is not ringfenced for specific services, NHS England provides national oversight and guidance to support systems in making investment decisions, including through established governance arrangements and criteria for allocating funding for radiotherapy machine replacement.
The Department is taking a number of steps, working with NHS England, to support access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT).
The latest generation of radiotherapy machines forms part of a £70 million Government investment to roll out new equipment to every region of England, prioritising hospitals with ageing machines. This investment is improving access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including SGRT, by ensuring providers have the infrastructure needed to deliver more precise and efficient treatment.
In addition, National Health Service providers are increasingly adopting SGRT as part of modern radiotherapy pathways. Evidence from NHS trusts shows that SGRT can improve treatment accuracy, patient safety and efficiency, including through real‑time monitoring and reduced need for re‑positioning or additional imaging.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that radiotherapy capital allocations distributed through Integrated Care Boards are protected.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme introduced a blended payment model for radiotherapy services. We are working to develop proposals to further refine the payment model for radiotherapy to ensure it aligns with current clinical practice and demand for services. Any updates would be subject to consultation for a future payment scheme.
The responsibility for capital investment in radiotherapy equipment sits with local systems. Since April 2022, funding for new radiotherapy machines has been allocated through system operational capital envelopes, with integrated care boards responsible for prioritising investment based on local need.
While capital funding is not ringfenced for specific services, NHS England provides national oversight and guidance to support systems in making investment decisions, including through established governance arrangements and criteria for allocating funding for radiotherapy machine replacement.
The Department is taking a number of steps, working with NHS England, to support access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT).
The latest generation of radiotherapy machines forms part of a £70 million Government investment to roll out new equipment to every region of England, prioritising hospitals with ageing machines. This investment is improving access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including SGRT, by ensuring providers have the infrastructure needed to deliver more precise and efficient treatment.
In addition, National Health Service providers are increasingly adopting SGRT as part of modern radiotherapy pathways. Evidence from NHS trusts shows that SGRT can improve treatment accuracy, patient safety and efficiency, including through real‑time monitoring and reduced need for re‑positioning or additional imaging.
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to Surface Guided Radiotherapy treatment.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme introduced a blended payment model for radiotherapy services. We are working to develop proposals to further refine the payment model for radiotherapy to ensure it aligns with current clinical practice and demand for services. Any updates would be subject to consultation for a future payment scheme.
The responsibility for capital investment in radiotherapy equipment sits with local systems. Since April 2022, funding for new radiotherapy machines has been allocated through system operational capital envelopes, with integrated care boards responsible for prioritising investment based on local need.
While capital funding is not ringfenced for specific services, NHS England provides national oversight and guidance to support systems in making investment decisions, including through established governance arrangements and criteria for allocating funding for radiotherapy machine replacement.
The Department is taking a number of steps, working with NHS England, to support access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT).
The latest generation of radiotherapy machines forms part of a £70 million Government investment to roll out new equipment to every region of England, prioritising hospitals with ageing machines. This investment is improving access to modern radiotherapy techniques, including SGRT, by ensuring providers have the infrastructure needed to deliver more precise and efficient treatment.
In addition, National Health Service providers are increasingly adopting SGRT as part of modern radiotherapy pathways. Evidence from NHS trusts shows that SGRT can improve treatment accuracy, patient safety and efficiency, including through real‑time monitoring and reduced need for re‑positioning or additional imaging.