Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on cancer patients of the Thames Valley of Rutherford Health Group going into liquidation; and if he will take steps to reopen the Rutherford Cancer Centres.

There are no current plans to reopen Rutherford Cancer Centres. There are no issues with Proton Beam Therapy access within the National Health Service in England and this was the main service offered by Rutherford Health Group.