Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people whose cancer treatment was affected by covid-19.

The majority of cancer services were maintained throughout the pandemic. From March 2020 to August 2022, 758,000 people commenced cancer treatment, with 94% of those starting treatment within 31 days. The National Health Service continues to prioritise cancer and rescheduled diagnostic procedures or treatment where care has been affected by the pandemic, supported by local cancer teams.