Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on the variation in rates of children diagnosed with cancer across the UK.
No such discussions are planned. NHS England is currently out to consultation on new service specifications for children's cancer services in England. Further information is available at the following link:
https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/childrens-cancer-services
The consultation closes on 4 August 2019.