Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126985
Breast Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with HM Treasury on the potential merits of introducing ringfenced, multi-year capital funding upgrading for breast screening equipment, including digital
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Government is committed to providing quality and timely care and treatment to people with breast cancer, including through equitable access to modern breast screening technology. The NHS Breast Screening Programme is seeing improvement in uptake natio...
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