Question follow-through · 62257
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to breast cancer risk assessment for women under 50.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to breast cancer risk assessment for women under 50.
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2025
Answer published
National Health Service breast cancer risk assessments are undertaken to identify the risk of having an inherited tendency of developing breast cancer. Breast screening is offered to women under the age of 50 years old according to nationally recommended ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help reduce geographic variation in waiting times for children and young people to start community eating disorder treatment.
Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
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Mental Health Services
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23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many integrated care boards have activity management plans in place; and which integrated care boards have activity management plans in place for planned care.
Rheumatology: Recruitment
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of rheumatologists working in England.