Question follow-through · 96375
Breast Cancer: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to expand BRCA testing to men, including those with male relatives of confirmed BRCA carriers.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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- 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
2 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to expand BRCA testing to men, including those with male relatives of confirmed BRCA carriers.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will consider the final recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on screening for prostate cancer when it is received. He will make a decision on implementation, in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospitals have 24 hours pharmacy dispensing for patients being discharged.
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5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ward clerks are employed (a) in England and (b) in A&E departments.
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