Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure the NHS People Plan aligns with policies set out in the 2017 NHS Cancer workforce plan.

The NHS People Plan will build on the progress made through the Cancer Workforce Plan, securing the National Health Service cancer workforce we need now and in the future. NHS England and NHS Improvement, along with Health Education England, expect to continue to work closely with stakeholders, such as major cancer charities, to identify cancer workforce priorities in the development of the NHS People Plan and take account of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 response.