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1724098

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Blood Cancer: Health Services
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 he has to develop a best practice pathway for (a) leukaemia and (b) other blood cancers.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has implemented non-symptom specific pathways for patients who present with symptoms that can indicate several different cancers, including leukaemia. An NHS England national evaluation showed blood cancers are one of the most common cancer types diagnosed through these pathways.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 09:22:12 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1724099

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Blood Cancer: Health Services
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 ensure consistent publication of data on waiting times for (a) leukaemia and (b) other cancer treatments.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Cancer waiting time data is collected by NHS England according to three performance standards: the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), which aims to ensure patients have cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days of referral from a general practice or screening service; the 31-day wait from a decision to treat to first or subsequent treatment of cancer combined standard; and the 62-day referral to first definitive treatment for cancer combined standard.</p><p> </p><p>Data can then be broken down by cancer type. For the FDS, data regarding leukaemia and its sub-types is collected using the following two categories, suspected acute leukaemia and suspected haematological malignancies, excluding acute leukaemia. The latter category includes non-acute leukaemia when there is a suspicion. These statistics are published monthly and are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/</a></p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/09/2024 09:52:52 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1724100

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Leukaemia: Health Services
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 leukaemia patients were offered a holistic needs assessment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has committed to ensuring that all cancer patients have access to a Holistic Needs Assessment, ensuring care is focused on what matters most to each person.</p><p>The 2023 England National Cancer Patient Experience Survey indicates the proportion of people with Leukaemia who reported having had a discussion with a member of the team looking after them, before their treatment started, about their needs or concerns was 72.6%. For people with Leukaemia, a further 24.5% said they had the discussion to some extent, and a total of 97.1% reported having had a discussion.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/09/2024 09:59:51 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1724103

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Leukaemia: Mortality Rates
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 adequacy of five-year survival rates for (a) acute myeloid leukaemia and (b) other leukaemias.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The age-standardised, one-year net survival for adults, those aged 15 to 99 years old, diagnosed with leukaemia between 2016 and 2020 in England was 74.4%, and the five-year survival rate was 55.9%.</p><p>NHS England has implemented non symptom specific pathways for patients who present with non-specific symptoms or combinations thereof, that can indicate several different cancers. This includes leukaemia, which can present non-specific symptoms, such as unexpected weight loss and night sweats. The national evaluation showed that blood cancers are one of the most common cancer types diagnosed through these pathways.</p><p>Raising awareness, delivering more research, including into new treatments, and improving early diagnosis of cancers, which includes blood related cancers such as leukaemia, are crucial for improving cancer survival.</p><p>Cancer patients are being failed, waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment. We will bring down waits for cancer appointments with the Fit For the Future fund, doubling the number of state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the National Health Service to ensure early diagnosis and faster treatment.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 10:08:01 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1724106

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Cancer
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 he has to implement a cancer strategy over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Professor Lord Darzi is currently undertaking an independent investigation into the state of the National Health Service, the findings of which will feed into the Government’s 10-year plan to build a health service that is fit for the future. The Government will set out any further priorities on cancer and health in due course.</p><p>The NHS Long-Term Plan, published in January 2019, sets out the NHS’s key ambitions on cancer. The plan sets out the ambition to increase the number of cancers diagnosed at stage one and two to 75% by 2028, and to increase the number of people surviving cancer for five years by 55,000 as a result.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 10:15:53 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1724116

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Blood Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the evaluation of non-specific pathways will include granular blood cancer data.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	2035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Raising awareness, delivering more research, including into new treatments, and improving early diagnosis of cancers, which includes blood related cancers such as leukaemia, are crucial for improving cancer survival.</p><p>NHS England has implemented non-symptom specific pathways for patients who present with non-specific symptoms, or combinations thereof, that can indicate several different cancers. This includes leukaemia, which can present non-specific symptoms, such as unexpected weight loss and night sweats. Using its national evaluation, NHS England has determined that blood cancers are one of the most common cancer types diagnosed through these pathways.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 10:29:17 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1716818

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the E-7 Wedgetail.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	25447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The E-7 Wedgetail is expected to enter service with the RAF in 2025. The finalised date for In-Service, Initial Operating Capability and Full Operating Capability remains subject to approval in the Full Business Case which was submitted as planned in March 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/05/2024 13:34:24 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1716819

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 45 destroyers are (a) operationally available, (b) in refit and (c) undergoing the power improvement project upgrade programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	25448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>HMS Diamond, HMS Duncan and HMS Dauntless are all currently available for operations. HMS Daring, HMS Dragon, and HMS Defender are all currently at various stages of the Power and Propulsion Programme.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/05/2024 16:18:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1716820

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Artillery: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the Archer 155mm artillery system.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	25449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The current approved Initial Operating Capability for Archer 6x6 is 31 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/05/2024 16:18:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1716821

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Artillery: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the Boxer-related 155mm artillery system in the Army.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	25450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Army aims to achieve a Mobile Fires Platform Minimum Deployable Capability within this decade and continues to examine options to accelerate the procurement process and delivery.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/05/2024 16:18:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois