Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15161

Breast Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Register to include all women at increased risk of breast cancer.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The Government is committed to improving outcomes for people with breast cancer, including those at higher risk of developing the disease. The new and world-leading NHS National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry (NICPR), which is part of the Nation...

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