Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 134408, what plans his Department has to involve patient organisations in the review of the operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund.

There are no plans to involve patient organisations during this review as the evaluation is purely focused on the operational aspects of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). The review will be conducted by the head of Commercial Operations at NHS England, supported by the national CDF team. The report, following the evaluation, will be published on NHS England’s website. This report will inform stakeholders and the wider public how the CDF has performed since the reforms to the Fund took effect in July 2016.