Question follow-through · 66049

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase rates of cervical screening amongst women from (a) deprived areas, (b) ethnic minority backgrounds and those with limited access to health education.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 8 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 14 Jul 2025
Answer: 14 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase rates of cervical screening amongst women from (a) deprived areas, (b) ethnic minority backgrounds and those with limited access to health education.
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2025
Answer published
NHS England launched its first ever cervical cancer elimination creative campaign and communications toolkit for Cervical Screening Awareness Week, which took place between 16 and 24 June 2025. The campaign included digital resources that create a strong ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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