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HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyThe national cancer plan, which I launched about two weeks ago, will end the postcode lottery. Wherever people live, they will receive high-quality cancer treatment. We have…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyI commend my hon. Friend’s continued advocacy for radiotherapy. I have met the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) and the other members of the all-party…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to RadiotherapyThe hon. Gentleman and I share part of that integrated care board area. In the cancer plan, we committed to ensuring that coastal and rural areas receive the services that they…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe acknowledge the important issue of the potential negative impact that gambling advertising may have on children and young people’s health. My officials continue to work closely…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthThe 10-year health plan announced ambitious measures to make the healthy choice the easy choice. They include tackling the obesity epidemic through mandatory healthy food sales…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman is probably aware, this Government’s cancer plan, which I launched just over a week ago, is the first ever cancer plan to have a section on children and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthI thank my hon. Friend for outlining the very real crisis of childhood obesity. It is a problem that robs children of the best possible start in life and sets them up for a whole…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthThe Minister responsible runs a regular ministerial surgery and would be more than happy to meet the hon. Member.24 Feb 2026HANSARDPreventing Ill HealthThe regulators are doing their job. This is a perfectly ordinary occurrence in certain research trials. As the hon. Member has made the House aware—I am sure it was already…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Public Health Grant AllocationToday the Government have published multi-year public health grant allocations to local authorities in England. This is the first three-year public health settlement in a…09 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI commend my hon. Friend on all the work he has done, particularly on the Rare Cancers Bill, which the Government are delighted to support. Not only does this plan have the first…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanOrganisations such as Maggie’s play a crucial role. That is why we chose to launch our national cancer plan at a Maggie’s centre yesterday. We cannot do this alone. Charities,…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanAs my hon. Friend knows—I do not need to tell him this—brain tumours, leukaemia and other less stageable cancers cannot be assessed in the usual way, so we need different measures…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. It was my pleasure to meet Lorraine. I will, if I can, say very quickly that when we met her, she was explaining to officials how she did…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting such amazing work happening in her constituency. From the very beginning, we have said that this Government’s approach is to take the best…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanYes, we are aware of that. We are looking at the existing metrics and at what we can do to improve them to ensure that they are actually making a difference to people’s outcomes.05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanThe cancer plan sets out policies that have been developed specifically to tackle geographic inequalities in cancer care, with increased medical training places in rural and…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanThat is absolutely the case. This plan will support people in my hon. Friend’s constituency by expanding access to community diagnostic centres and personalised…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanHarnessing technology right across the cancer landscape is what this plan is about. Where it is appropriate for less invasive treatments to be used, we are looking to explore how…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanThrough the spending review, providers have been allocated £15 billion in operational capital for local priorities and £5 billion to support the return to constitutional standards…05 Feb 2026