Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89304

Human Papillomavirus: Cervical Cancer

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) HPV vaccination and (b) cervical screening rates.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
While uptake rates in England remain high by international standards, in recent years adolescent vaccine coverage for the human papillomavirus (HPV) has fallen due to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. National Health Service commissioned Scho...

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