speaker, diane howell my constituent visited g.p.'s in newark 15 times before she was eventually diagnosed with terminal cancer when her son and e. her to a. patients are only doug:ed at a. and e. would you revie this very tragic case and to back luke's campaign that cancer be ruled t first and not last and increased the rate? >> i'm sure i will look into the case. i'm sure my friend will be keen to look at it himself as get back to him. is e knows the n.h.s. -- successful cancer rates go down. the cancer treatment fund has helped thousands upon thousands of patients but of course where possible we should always do more. >> the deputy prime minister has made a slew of extraordinary claims today but among the most extraordinary is his claim and response to the honorable lady's questions that pension of poverty rose under the last government. in fact, poverty fell dramatically. so can the prime minister explain to the house what he thought with that statement and physical hare the studies which it fell dramatically under the last govern

. >> my constituent diane howells visited gp's in newark 15 times in eight months last year before shetually diagnosed with terminal cancer when her son luke took her to the a and e in newark. a quarter of all new cancer cases are only diagnosed at a and e. will my right honorable friend agree to review this tragic case and to back luke's campaign that cancer ruled be out first, rather than last, and to increase referral rates from our gps? >> of course, i shall look into the case, and i am sure my right honorable friend, the secretary of state for health, will also be keen to look at it and get back to him. as he knows, the nhs is successfully seeing 51% more patients with suspected cancers than it was four years ago, survival rates have never been higher, almost nine out of 10 patients say that their care is excellent or very good, and the cancer treatment fund has helped thousands upon thousands of patients. but, of course, where possible we should always do more. >> the deputy prime minister has made a series of extraordinary claims today, but among the most extraordinary is in his

speaker, diane howell, my constituent, visited gps in newark 15 times in eight months last year beforehe was eventually diagnosed with terminal cancer when her son, luke, took her to a&e in newark. 80,000 people a year or one-quarter of all new cancer cases are only diagnosed at a&e. would my right honorable friend agree to review this very tragic case? and also to back luke's campaign that cancer be ruled out first and not last and increase referral rates at rgps? >> mr. speaker, of course i will look into the case, and i'm sure my right honorable friend, the secretary of state for health, will be keen to look at it as well himself and get back to him. as he knows, the nhs is successfully seeing 51% more patients with suspected cancers than four years ago. survival rates have never been higher. almost 9 out of 10 patients say their care is excellent or very good. and of course the cancer treatment fund has helped thousands upon thousands of patients. but of course where possible we should always do more. >> the deputy prime minister has made a series of extraordinary claims today but