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Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 28 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 July 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.


Cancer: Death

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether data about all deaths of NHS cancer patients in England are collected by the National Cancer Registry; and if so, within how many months of death those data are collected.

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL828
Session
2016-17
Attachment
UKSA Letter for Member - NHS Cancer Data
Subjects
Databases Death Cancer
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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