Brain Tumours: Causes and Treatment

Lord Bishop of Leeds Excerpts

Monday 24th November 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Merron (Lab)]

We certainly do need to cut more red tape on cancer treatments. For example, we recently accelerated patient access to ultrasound cancer treatment through our innovative devices access pathway pilot. That is just one way in which we will have the potential to help companies, which is crucial to bring game-changing cancer treatments to fruition and to NHS patients even faster.

[The Lord Bishop of Leeds]

My Lords, would the Minister agree that it is important to recognise and praise the treatment that is already available while challenging to do more? I was diagnosed with a benign tumour and the treatment was exemplary. On the real upside of this, I have a lot of documentary evidence that I have a brain.

[Baroness Merron (Lab)]

I have never doubted that about the right reverend Prelate, but I am sure that the whole of your Lordships’ House is very pleased that he is with us. It is absolutely right and proper to pay tribute to all those in the whole system who provide care, treatment, diagnosis, research and so on. It is a team effort, and I am glad that he has benefited so well from it.