Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84879
Human Papillomavirus: Screening
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HPV self-sampling will be less frequently than clinician screening, in the context of uncertainties in relation to the accuracy of the self-sampling test.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe frequency of human papilloma virus (HPV) self-sampling will be the same as the frequency of clinician-led cervical screening. The home kits will only be offered to people who have missed their cervical screening appointment by six months or more. The ...
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