Petition · past parliament
The Ministry of Health should reinstate all life extending cancer drugs
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Ministry of Health have removed dozens of cancer drugs since January 2015. These drugs will extend the lives of thousands of cancer patients by many years. There was a commitment by the government in their manifesto to make funding available but it appears that this has been forgotten.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Nov 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.