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NNDM7238 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Early Cancer Diagnosis

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Meeting: 11/03/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Early Cancer Diagnosis

NDM7238 – David Rees

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that early diagnosis of cancer improves survival chances.

2. Notes that the World Health Organisation recommends that all nations should have a strategy on cancer.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that its new cancer delivery plan includes greater emphasis on earlier diagnosis for patients and for it to be in place when the existing plan ends in 2020.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to take action to improve uptake of cancer screening programmes.

Co-Submitters

Minutes:

The item started at 16.26

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM7238 – David Rees

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that early diagnosis of cancer improves survival chances.

2. Notes that the World Health Organisation recommends that all nations should have a strategy on cancer.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that its new cancer delivery plan includes greater emphasis on earlier diagnosis for patients and for it to be in place when the existing plan ends in 2020.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to take action to improve uptake of cancer screening programmes.

Co-Submitters

The result was as follows: