Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98943
Breast Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Welsh Government counterparts about sharing best practice around increasing screening uptake for breast cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in the four nations of the United Kingdom about all aspects of screening. The implementation of any UK NSC screening recommendation is a devolved matter.