Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:16 am on 24 July 2025.

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Photo of Baroness Blake of Leeds Baroness Blake of Leeds Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) 11:16, 24 July 2025

The noble Lord raises an important question. New technologies are coming through quickly and the potential is exciting in terms of outcomes and patient experience, with much less time spent in hospital, for example, freeing up beds and time for other treatments. As well as the treatment that the noble Lord mentioned, we are also looking at robotic navigational bronchoscopy, for example, to diagnose lung cancer. Those are just some examples. I reassure him that this work is front and centre of the life sciences plan, and we look forward to the rollout of the plan, together with the cancer plan, linked to the 10-year health programme.