Question follow-through · 91823
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the introduction of HPV self-sampling planned for January 2026, a) what information and awareness-raising programmes are being developed to inform under-screened women of the adva
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 58 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the introduction of HPV self-sampling planned for January 2026, a) what information and awareness-raising programmes are being developed to inform under-screened women of the adva
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
NHS England is committed to eliminating cervical cancer by 2040. Following ministerial endorsement of a UK National Screening Committee recommendation, in June 2025, NHS England indicated its intention to transform its approach to cervical screening for u...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Urinary Tract Infections
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a definition for chronic urinary tract infections.
Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research on vaccinations against recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections.
Urinary Tract Infections: Health Services
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of medical (a) gender inequality and (b) misogyny on the (i) diagnostics and (ii) treatment of urinary tract infections.
Urinary Tract Infections
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the psychological impacts of chronic urinary tract infections are recognised.
Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using uropathogen infection testing for diagnosing urinary tract infections.
Urinary Tract Infections: Bacteriophages
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of phage medicines on tackling (a) recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections and (b) associated antimicrobial resistance.
Diabetes: Screening
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to increase the uptake of annual diabetes health checks.
Diabetes: Diagnosis
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve access to finger-prick blood glucose testing for Type 1 Diabetes when symptoms first appear.
Diabetes: Health Education
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve awareness and understanding of Type 1 Diabetes across the Health and Social Care system.
Diabetes: Health Services
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help ensure the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended diabetes care guidelines are adhered to.
Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on compensating people with pelvic mesh injury sufferers; and what his planned timeline is for delivering that compensation.