Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has with NHS England on ensuring adequate supplies of Choline for cancer (a) scans and (b) diagnoses.

The Department has been in regular contact with NHS England regarding the availability of Choline used for PET scanning. Choline supplies are currently available and NHS England has taken a number of steps to stabilise the availability of Choline going forward to ensure adequate supply remains available for PET scanning.