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Written Question
Pancreatic Cancer
Monday 9th March 2015

Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the five-year survival rates for cancer of the pancreas in (1) 1983, (2) 1993, (3) 2003, and (4) 2013; and how those figures compare with those for the United States and Germany.

Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2015
Deregulation Bill

"My Lords, I support the amendment, and in doing so I draw attention to my various media interests as listed in the register. Like my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones, I believe that Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is an outdated piece of legislation that was …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Jun 2014
Voluntary and Charitable Sectors

"My Lords, we are all indebted to the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, for raising an issue which is so important to the sustenance of a compassionate and generous society. I am a trustee of a number of charities and draw attention to my entry in the register …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 07 Mar 2013
Commonwealth and Commonwealth Charter

"My Lords, I want to address the issue of freedom of expression within the Commonwealth, so I declare an interest as the chairman of the Commonwealth Press Union Trust and draw attention to my other media interests in the register.

Along with many other noble Lords who have spoken, I …..."
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