Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Incisive Health, Getting upstream: creating an early intervention service for cancer, published on 5 May.

We have received Inclusive Health’s report on creating an early intervention service for cancer, and we are currently considering this. We have received over 11,000 responses to our call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan from individuals, professionals, and organisations who have shared their views on how we can do more to achieve our ambition. These submissions will be used to inform our plan to improve cancer care.

The plan will include further details on how we will speed up diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients have access to the latest treatments and technology, and ultimately bringing this country’s cancer survival rates back up to the standards of the best in the world.