Health and Social Care Update Debate

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Tim Farron

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Business of the House

Health and Social Care Update

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Point of Order
Thursday 22nd September 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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My right hon. Friend is correct to raise that question. We are still working on the detail of where that funding will be allocated across the country.

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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Some 41% of my constituents with a cancer diagnosis are now waiting more than two months for their first treatment. We know that every four weeks that people with a cancer diagnosis wait for treatment means a 10% reduction in their chance of surviving it—this is killing my constituents every single day. There are quick, sustainable fixes that could make a difference, one of which is an up-front investment in radiotherapy now. Will the Secretary of State agree to meet me, the all-party parliamentary group for radiotherapy and key clinicians, so that we can help her get to grips with this problem and save my constituents’ lives?

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