Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107760
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the final Equality Impact Assessment for the prostate cancer screening recommendation does not (a) continue and (b) worsen existing health inequalit
Answer
Ashley DaltonOn 28 November, the UK National Screening Committee opened a 12-week public consultation on a draft recommendation on screening for prostate cancer. We anticipate a final recommendation in early 2026. After which, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State...
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