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HANSARD 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 PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his question, for his expertise and for all that he has shared from his experience to help us develop this plan. I note how important specialist nurses…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanThis is a key issue. Some cancers are an awful lot easier to get at, and so they are a lot easier to diagnose sooner. We are looking at how we can roll out screening wherever…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanAs I have set out, we have already invested £70 million in the new LINAC machines, and we are using AI to support oncologists to use those machines more effectively. Through the…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanWe have extended NHS bowel cancer screening to cover people from the age of 50, and between now and 2028 we will be increasing the sensitivity of the faecal immunochemical…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Lung cancer has impacted on my family as well. Yes, we will be rolling out lung cancer screening nationwide by 2030, because we know that…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI agree with the right hon. Member that prevention is absolutely key. We cannot prevent all cancers, but we can do much to prevent cancers from being caught late and to get to…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanYes, I do agree, and we are working on that. We are establishing the cancer trials accelerator programme to increase the speed, scale and reliability of cancer trials, and we will…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanThe trust to which the right hon. Gentleman refers is the trust where I had my primary cancer treatment, so I am acutely aware of the challenges. We have set a really clear 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 PlanYes, I can confirm that, but it is not always about throwing extra money at things. It is about using the resources that we have in a better, more targeted way to be more…05 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 PlanYes, I can confirm that we will continue to work with cancer charities. I am particularly delighted with the work we have done with Young Lives vs Cancer and other young people’s…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanAs I have already stated, the workforce is key. The workforce plan will be published in spring this year. As of November 2025, there are now 70% more staff in the key cancer…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI commend my hon. Friend for the campaigning that he has done in his brother’s name in the area of rare and less survivable cancers, including brain tumours. We are putting…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI thank the right hon. Member for his statement and questions, and particularly for his personal wishes. Overseeing delivery is absolutely crucial. It is great that we have…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 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 PlanI offer the hon. Member my deepest condolences on the news that she has shared with the House. I share her concern that we have to reach others. Some less survivable cancers can…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanWith permission, I will make a statement on the Government’s national cancer plan for England. A cancer diagnosis changes you forever. When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast…05 Feb 2026