Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122577
Bowel Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 10 April 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake for bowel cancer screenings.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonCoverage of bowel cancer screening has been increasing in recent years. In 2019, 60.5% of people took the offer up, while now it is 71.8%.The bowel cancer screening programme has standards, including thresholds. The acceptable threshold is the lowest leve...
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