Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82822
Prostate Cancer: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland executive on the potential introduction of a national screening programme for prostate cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in the four nations of the United Kingdom about all aspects of screening. The implementation of any UK NSC screening recommendation is a devolved matter.