Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

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That this House supports Cervical Cancer Prevention Week from 20 to 26 January 2020; welcomes the fact that cervical screening prevents 75 per cent of cervical cancers from developing and the HPV vaccine protects against 70 per cent of cervical cancers; is concerned that more than one in four women do not attend their cervical screening; supports Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust's annual #SmearForSmear awareness campaign that highlights the life-saving benefits of cervical screening; and shares the charity's determination to make cervical cancer a disease of the past.