Petition · past parliament

Reassign the £100m pledged for Syrian refugees to fund NHS cancer treatments.

Closed 59 signatures

What the petition asks

The NHS has pulled funding for cancer treatments affecting 5,500 patients claiming that the drugs involved are not cost effective. However, the £100m overspend is the same as Mr Cameron has now pledged to donate to Syria, on top of the £920,000 million already handed to that country since 2011.

Timeline

11 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 59
Status Closed
Opened 11 Sep 2015
Closed 11 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.