Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108335

Prostate Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Mr Calvin Bailey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of men in England who undergo PSA testing outside of a formal screening programme; and whether this was accounted for in the UK National Scre

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is taking men’s health seriously and we want to find the best way of reliably screening for prostate cancer. We are guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee who are consulting on a draft recommendat...

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