Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106495

Bowel Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people over 75 self referred for bowel cancer screening in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme plays a vital role in the Government's ambition to change the National Health Service so that it diagnoses earlier and treats faster.Although people aged 75 years old and over are not routinely invited, they can se...

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