Question follow-through · 90342

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering CT scans to former miners.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering CT scans to former miners.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made on the potential merits of offering computed tomography (CT) scans to former miners. As set out in the recently published Men’s Health Strategy for England, we will expand the existing Respiratory Pathways Transformation Fund i...

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