Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of cancer patients in Lincolnshire received treatment within 62 days in the last 12 months.

Published data for the 62-day treatment standard of 85% shows that 64.5% of cancer patients in Lincolnshire received their first treatment within 62 days of referral between July 2024 and June 2025, the most recent 12-month period for which data is available. This is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/