Policy
Breast Cancer Care works on areas of health, social and economic policy that affect people with breast cancer.
We respond to government consultations whenever possible to make sure the voice of people affected by breast cancer is heard by parliamentarians and policymakers. If you would like more information on any of our responses, please look through the policy consultation responses page.
We also produce our own policy briefings, to inform policy development and political debate. You can find copies on our policy reports page.
Policy blog
Responding to MPs’ rejection of the House of Lords’ amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 1 February 2012), Liz Carroll, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care said:
'Today’s rejection by MPs of the Lords’ amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill is a devastating blow to the cancer patients we work with who rely on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) to financially support them through their breast cancer treatment and...
The Lords have backed important amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill currently going through parliament, including rejecting government plans to effectively place a time-limit on how quickly cancer patients must recover. However, the Bill will go back to the House of Commons in February where these amendments could be overturned by MPs.
The Hardest Hit campaign (organised jointly by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) and the UK...
Breast Cancer Care volunteer and fundraiser Claire Jordan has met with her MP Chris Grayling to talk about what she does for Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Care’s campaigns. Here, Claire talks about her experience.
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Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for Care Services, has responded to our policy briefing Improving outcomes and experiences for older women with breast cancer. The briefing,...
Breast Cancer Care reacts to the House of Lords’ defeat of proposed amendments to Employment Support Allowance for people with cancer.
Liz Carroll, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care said:
'We applaud peers for opposing the plans to cut Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for people with cancer, and welcome the recognition that there should not be a time limit on how quickly cancer patients have to recover.
'Breast Cancer Care’s...
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