Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of funding required to implement the objectives set out in the National Cancer Plan.

The National Cancer Plan, published in February 2026, aims to achieve its objectives by getting more from the resources already in the system, improving productivity, and modernising services to deliver better outcomes for patients.

The Plan is backed by significant funding committed by the Government at the Spending Review, including but not limited to a £2.3 billion investment in diagnostics to deliver an additional 9.5 million tests by 2029, over £650 million to complete the roll out of lung cancer screening by 2030, £70 million for new radiotherapy machines, and £200 million of ring-fenced funding for cancer alliances in 2026/27, to improve performance and early diagnosis. The plan also includes a £10 million fund to support children and young people with cancer and their families with travel costs.

Further decisions about the funding and provision of health services are the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) who are funded by NHS England. ICBs are responsible for commissioning healthcare which best meets the needs of their local populations, including workforce expansion, equipment replacement, and pathway redesign.