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1713250

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of treatment for glioma on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	23350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered // answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1713251

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to provide dendric cell therapy for glioma.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	23351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered // answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

819973

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department’s Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumours plans to publish its report.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	122045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumour’s latest estimate is that their work will be complete before the end of January 2018. The Working Group is undertaking a challenging task in this difficult area. Inputs are being sought from many stakeholders in order to produce a useful and impactful report. Some of these stakeholders are very busy clinicians, and need to be given sufficient time to formulate their inputs – we are committed to involving them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:44:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

833884

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department's Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research plans to publish its second report; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	125642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research involves a wide range of people and organisations. The Working Group’s report was delivered to the Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) on 31 January, and will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2018 16:28:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

846198

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the link between early diagnosis of brain tumours following MRI scans and cancer survival rates; and what steps his Department is taking to improve the early detection of such tumours.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	128883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Cancerous brain tumours are difficult to diagnose and often require immediate treatment. Adults with suspected brain and central nervous system cancers are urgently referred for an MRI scan of the brain for assessment<sup>1</sup>. For diagnosed patients, the survival statistics<sup>2</sup> are:</p><p>- 14% of patients survive for ten years or more;</p><p>- 19% of patients survive for five years or more; and</p><p>- 40% of patients survive for one year or more.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier diagnosis is a key priority for NHS England. We are investing £200 million in transformation funding for earlier diagnosis and better post-treatment care and support for cancer patients.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cancer Programme has established a number of initiatives to support ambitions of improving earlier diagnosis including:</p><p>- The Accelerate, Coordinate, Evaluate (ACE) programme tests a new, multi-disciplinary diagnostic centre approach to diagnosing patients. The model is focussed on patients with vague or unclear but concerning symptoms, to ensure they receive a diagnosis as quickly as possible; and</p><p>- The Faster Diagnosis Standard aims to ensure that patients that are referred for an investigation with a suspicion of cancer, including brain tumours, are diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days, and we are continuing to move towards national implementation, with a new measurement system going live in hospitals from 1 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supportive of HeadSmart, a United Kingdom-wide campaign to reduce diagnosis times of childhood brain tumours. The campaign aims to raise national awareness of the common signs and symptoms of a brain tumour in children and young people by equipping parents, the public and healthcare professionals with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, last week the Government announced a package, alongside Cancer Research UK and Brain Tumour Research, to boost research and investment into brain tumours. We will commit £20 million, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), over the next five years – with the aim of doubling this amount once new high-quality research proposals become available. Cancer Research UK has also confirmed £25 million over five years in major research centres and programmes dedicated to brain tumours. This research will make new discoveries that the NIHR can then translate into treatments for patients.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12/chapter/1-recommendations-organised-by-site-of-cancer#brain-and-central-nervous-system-cancers" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12/chapter/1-recommendations-organised-by-site-of-cancer#brain-and-central-nervous-system-cancers</a></p><p><sup>2</sup>Cancer Research UK - <a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/brain-other-cns-and-intracranial-tumours#heading-Zero" target="_blank">http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/brain-other-cns-and-intracranial-tumours#heading-Zero</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/02/2018 17:15:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

872386

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to increase the level of medical support for people who have brain tumours.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	134300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There is currently a major £130 million investment in the modernisation of radiotherapy equipment in England. Combined with new approaches to surgery, it is hoped that around 6,000 brain tumour patients a year will benefit from effective but less invasive treatments.</p><p> </p><p>Improving early diagnosis of all cancer is a priority for this Government however we recognise that diagnosis of brain tumours can present certain challenges in general practice. As such, we support the work of HeadSmart in increasing awareness of symptoms that might be brain cancer. As well as making the National Health Service in England aware of the benefits of HeadSmart we have highlighted its benefits with Directors of Public Health, health visitors and school nurses, to encourage their use by professionals in signposting to specialist advice if needed. Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.headsmart.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.headsmart.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has confirmed £200 million of transformation funding over the next two years, to encourage local areas to find new and innovative ways to diagnose cancer earlier. NHS England’s Accelerate, Co-ordinate, Evaluate (ACE) programme is testing innovative ways of diagnosing cancer earlier, with ACE Wave 2 piloting multi-disciplinary diagnostic centres for patients with vague or non-specific symptoms, such as brain cancers.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the government has committed its support to the newly established Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce. The Taskforce is a radical new taskforce representing cancers with stubbornly poor survival rates, specifically lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers. Although cancer survival rates are at an all-time high, these cancers all have a five-year survival rate of less than 20%. The Taskforce calls for the changes required in research, diagnosis, treatment and care to level up the less survivable cancers with those where great progress has been made.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 134302 question first answered 28/03/2018 14:58:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

872388

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) increase public awareness of the symptoms of brain tumours and (b) promote early diagnoses of that condition.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	134302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There is currently a major £130 million investment in the modernisation of radiotherapy equipment in England. Combined with new approaches to surgery, it is hoped that around 6,000 brain tumour patients a year will benefit from effective but less invasive treatments.</p><p> </p><p>Improving early diagnosis of all cancer is a priority for this Government however we recognise that diagnosis of brain tumours can present certain challenges in general practice. As such, we support the work of HeadSmart in increasing awareness of symptoms that might be brain cancer. As well as making the National Health Service in England aware of the benefits of HeadSmart we have highlighted its benefits with Directors of Public Health, health visitors and school nurses, to encourage their use by professionals in signposting to specialist advice if needed. Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.headsmart.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.headsmart.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has confirmed £200 million of transformation funding over the next two years, to encourage local areas to find new and innovative ways to diagnose cancer earlier. NHS England’s Accelerate, Co-ordinate, Evaluate (ACE) programme is testing innovative ways of diagnosing cancer earlier, with ACE Wave 2 piloting multi-disciplinary diagnostic centres for patients with vague or non-specific symptoms, such as brain cancers.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the government has committed its support to the newly established Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce. The Taskforce is a radical new taskforce representing cancers with stubbornly poor survival rates, specifically lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers. Although cancer survival rates are at an all-time high, these cancers all have a five-year survival rate of less than 20%. The Taskforce calls for the changes required in research, diagnosis, treatment and care to level up the less survivable cancers with those where great progress has been made.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 134300 question first answered 28/03/2018 14:58:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

882285

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioma had their tumour tissue sample tested for 1p/19q co-deletion biomarker between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	135425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135559 question first answered 18/04/2018 15:56:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

882497

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioma had their tumour tissue sample tested for 1p/19q co-deletion biomarker between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	135559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135425 question first answered 18/04/2018 15:56:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

895443

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were living with a diagnosed brain or inter-cranial tumour on the last date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	140116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The most recent data available shows that at the end of 2015, there were 15,004 people in England living after a diagnosis of brain cancer.</p><p> </p><p>This data are available in the ‘Cancer Prevalence in England – 21 year prevalence by demographic and geographic measures’ table, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ncin.org.uk/about_ncin/segmentation" target="_blank">http://www.ncin.org.uk/about_ncin/segmentation</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/05/2018 12:18:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth