Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95343

Breast Cancer: North West Leicestershire

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to support areas with lower than national average attendance to breast cancer screening appointments, such as North West Leicestershire.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) has returned to normal operation following disruption from COVID-19 and subsequent recovery measures.NHSBSP is seeing improvement in uptake nationally with annual data for 2023/24 showing the number of women who...

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