House Magazine

July 29, 2002
The House Magazine
Issue No.1002 | Vol.27
July 29, 2002
Issue No.1002 | Vol.27
The House Magazine
Contents
Cancer

Sustaining the pace of progress
With sustained investment and effort cancer care services in Britain are improving, says Hazel Blears
Hazel Blears

Trusting those in the know
Real and meaningful decentralisation is the key to improving UK cancer care, says Liam Fox
Liam Fox

Act now on cancer
A Cancer Act is required to ensure that recent progress can be sustained in the long term and under governments of all colours, says Ian Gibson
Ian Gibson

Maximising the benefits to patients
Marion Roe comments on the breast cancer issues that have received much recent media coverage
Marion Roe

Waiting for the patient's verdict
The aim should be to raise cancer care standards in all regions and for all cancers to the same high level, writes Joanne Rule
Joanne Rule

Building better cancer services - together
Macmillan and parliamentarians should pull in the same direction and strive to improve Britain's cancer care, writes Peter Cardy
Peter Cardy

Last autumn government minister Melanie Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, she discusses the reaction of family, friends, colleagues and constituents and the treatment that helped her to fight back against the disease
Last autumn government minister Melanie Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, she discusses the reaction of family, friends, colleagues and constituents and the treatment that helped her to fight back against the disease
Melanie Johnson

Cobbett's Corner

Holiday buzz

Chris Moncrieff

Committee Corridor

Taking issue with the targets
Joe Kimble reports on the appearance of the permanent secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Department before the Home Affairs Select Committee
Joe Kimble

Commons Diary

Old Europe, new Europe
Gisela Stuart travels from Birmingham to Brussels and back to the past
Gisela Stuart

Commons Gallery

Anger at Chinook decision
Craig Hoy reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Craig Hoy

Lords Diary

Coming up roses
Baroness Strange enjoys an Arts and Heritage Group tour of the refurbished Queen's Gallery
Baroness Strange

Lords Gallery

PEERS AGREE (AT 11.15pm) TO TRY TO RISE BY TEN
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Profile

Tom Watson talks to Daisy Sampson
Tom Watson talks to Daisy Sampson
Tom Watson

View from the Hill

CONGRESS DEMANDING TO BE HEARD ON IRAQ POLICY
Bruce Carey rounds up important recent developments in the US Congress
Bruce Carey

Week in Westminster

IDS acts fast to change his cast
When we thought the annual bout of summer plotting and intrigue would be avoided this year, David Davis went on holiday and Iain Duncan Smith acted... George Jones reports
George Jones