Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paulette Hamilton and Jeff Smith

Tuesday 17th October 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab)]

17. What steps he is taking to improve waiting times for cancer treatment.

[Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)]

20. What steps he is taking to improve waiting times for cancer treatment.

[The Minister for Health and Secondary Care (Will Quince)]

Improving cancer treatment waiting times is a top priority for this Government, and it is a key focus of our elective recovery plan, backed by an additional £8 billion in revenue funding across the spending review period. In August 2023, cancer treatment activity for first treatments stood at 105% of pre-pandemic levels on a per working day basis, and the 62-day backlog has fallen 30% since its peak in the pandemic.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paulette Hamilton and Jeff Smith

Monday 3rd July 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab)]

10. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation.

[Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)]

15. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation.