Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new 28-day diagnosis standard for all cancers on the urgent and non-urgent two-week waits for breast cancer referrals.

The new 28 Day Faster Diagnosis Standard is currently being tested in four test sites across England.

As part of this process we will be assessing its impact on other referral pathways, including existing cancer and breast symptom pathways. We are committed to ensuring that the new standard improves diagnosis for all patients, including breast cancer patients or those with breast symptoms.