Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113513
Breast Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will he extend the upper age limit beyond 71 years for routine invitations under the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonFor screening programmes, the Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended. The UK NS...
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