Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the quality of the treatment available to people with Leukemia in Lincolnshire.

The Department is committed to improving cancer care and access to innovative treatment in all regions of England, including for people suffering from Leukaemia in Lincolnshire. The National Health Service has exceeded its pledge to deliver an extra two million appointments, having now delivered over five million more appointments as the first step to ensuring earlier and faster access to diagnosis and treatment.

The National Cancer Plan, due for publication later this year, will include further details on how the NHS will improve care for cancer patients and ensure patients receive high-quality treatment in a timely fashion. It will seek to improve every aspect of cancer care, including the design of services and the experience and outcomes for people with cancer.