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.