Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the additional resources required to treat the backlog of cancer diagnoses and treatment in Havering.

We have made no specific assessment.

Nationally, the Government confirmed in the Spending Review 2020 an additional £3 billion for the National Health Service on top of the long-term settlement, to support the NHS recovery from the impact of COVID-19. Cancer patients will continue to be prioritised within the NHS and will benefit from approximately £1 billion to begin tackling the elective backlog.

We are using capacity in the private sector and rapid diagnostic centre pathways to build on the 21 cancer alliances across England who have arrangements in place for surgical hubs.