Backbench debate on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Commons, led by John Milne. The answering member was Stephen Kinnock.

Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project

Motion that this House has considered Government support of the Lobular Moon Shot Project. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 789 cc226-248WH
Session: 2026-27
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Lobular breast cancer
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
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Proceeding contributions: Wera Hobhouse | 789 c226WH (Link to this contribution)
We have quite a lot of members of the public in the Gallery; it is lovely to have you. You have b...; John Milne | 789 cc226-7WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered Government support for the Lobular Moon Shot ...; Jim Shannon | 789 c227WH (Link to this contribution)
I commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. He has been very vocal on this subject mat...; John Milne | 789 cc227-8WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for his contribution and I very much agree. I also note that the right ho...; 789 c229WH (Link to this contribution); Wera Hobhouse | 789 c229WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. I intend to call the Fron...; Sam Rushworth | 789 cc229-230WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my friend the hon. Membe...; Clive Jones | 789 cc230-1WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member f...; Sarah Hall | 789 cc231-2WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Horsham...; Matt Rodda | 789 c232WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend and other colleagues are making some very powerful points today. Is she going to c...; Sarah Hall | 789 c233WH (Link to this contribution)
Trish is a phenomenal campaigner—a lot like Susan—and she wants to work together to create an awa...; Wera Hobhouse | 789 c233WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. I encourage Members to speak into their microphones; it is quite difficult even for me to ...; Josh Newbury | 789 cc233-4WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. Thank you for the reminder. I ...; Scott Arthur | 789 c234WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mrs Hobhouse. Like others, I thank the hon. Mem...; Sam Rushworth | 789 c235WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend just made an excellent point. We know the research questions that need to be answe...; Scott Arthur | 789 cc235-6WH (Link to this contribution)
Exactly. In a former life, I was an academic. UKRI does at times engage with academics to fine-tu...; Seamus Logan | 789 c236WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member speaks about the value of research. Some 50 years ago this year, my cousin was di...; Scott Arthur | 789 cc236-7WH (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. Yesterday I met with activists from Cancer Research UK just outside Parliament, befor...; Helen Maguire | 789 cc237-9WH (Link to this contribution)
It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend th...; Neil Shastri-Hurst | 789 cc239-240WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs Hobhouse. I am grateful to the hon. ...; Seamus Logan | 789 c240WH (Link to this contribution)
This is not a party-political issue; it is something the shadow Minister and the whole House can ...; Neil Shastri-Hurst | 789 cc240-2WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right; there is collective support for doing more on this issue. That start...; Stephen Kinnock | 789 cc242-4WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Horsham...; Daniel Francis | 789 c244WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Helen Maguire | 789 c244WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Stephen Kinnock | 789 c244WH (Link to this contribution)
I think my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) was first.; Daniel Francis | 789 c244WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for securing the debate. I have supported my con...; Stephen Kinnock | 789 c244WH (Link to this contribution)
In a nutshell, what I am trying to lay out is that it is not an either/or question. There is a tr...; Helen Maguire | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
Thankfully, the Minister has clarified some of the issues that I was going to ask about. He says ...; Stephen Kinnock | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
As I mentioned earlier, unfortunately I am not the lead Minister on this issue, so I do not have ...; Helen Maguire | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Stephen Kinnock | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
Okay. I thank the hon. Lady. That is what we will do.; Scott Arthur | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
I appreciate that the Minister is substituting for another excellent Minister, my hon. Friend the...; Stephen Kinnock | 789 c245WH (Link to this contribution)
My understanding is that there are bids that are good enough and they are the ones that have attr...; Sam Rushworth | 789 c246WH (Link to this contribution)
I think there is a space between the two approaches. As wonderful as the Lobular Moon Shot Projec...; Stephen Kinnock | 789 cc246-7WH (Link to this contribution)
I will absolutely take that suggestion back. I understand my hon. Friend’s point about having a s...; John Milne | 789 c248WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank all hon. Members here present. Some really powerful points have been made. I particularly...
Subjects: Breast cancer Diagnosis Finance Medical treatments Research Screening
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Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project

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