Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy includes measures in line with the NHS Long Term Plan to increase the number and proportion of bowel cancer patients diagnosed at stage I or stage II by 2028.

The Major Conditions Strategy will look at the treatment and prevention of cancer in people of all ages, covering the patient pathway. The strategy will look at a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for cancer patients.

This Strategy will draw on previous work on cancer, including over 5,000 submissions provided to the Department as part of our Call for Evidence last year. The summary of responses to the Call for Evidence was published on 17 May 2023.  We will continue to work closely with stakeholders, citizens, and the NHS in coming weeks to identify actions for the Strategy that will have the most impact.