Question follow-through · 103262
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current age limits for routine breast cancer screening; and whether he plans to review these limits to improve early detection for patients outside of
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Breast Cancer: Research · 8 Jan 2026
- Hypertension: Health Services · 20 Jan 2026
- Hypertension: Health Education · 20 Jan 2026
- Independent Commission into Adult Social Care · 20 Feb 2026
- Independent Commission into Adult Social Care · 20 Feb 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current age limits for routine breast cancer screening; and whether he plans to review these limits to improve early detection for patients outside of
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is guided by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which makes its recommendations based on internationally recognised criteria and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. It...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Breast Cancer: Research
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 36392, if he will provide an update on funding for lobular breast cancer research.
Hypertension: Health Services
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early detection and management of high blood pressure; and whether he plans to expand community-based screening initiatives.
Hypertension: Health Education
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns on hypertension; and whether he plans to introduce additional measures to encourage regular blood pressure monitoring
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Casey Commission plans to address the upper capital limit of £23,250 for England in the context of the higher thresholds in Wales and Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the po
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Casey Commission plans to assess the potential merits of a (a) national lifetime cost cap and (b) weekly maximum charge for long-term care.
Continuing Care: Standards
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the effectiveness of the assessment process for NHS Continuing Healthcare in ensuring that decisions are based on sufficient clinical evidence; and if he will make an assessment o
Continuing Care
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the levels of NHS Continuing Healthcare application success rates.
Palliative Care: Telephone Services
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 24/7 end of life care advice line.
Palliative Care: Telephone Services
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a 24/7 end of life care advice line on the number of hospital admissions for those with a palliative care need.
Palliative Care
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to embed palliative care in neighbourhood health services.
Palliative Care
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include palliative and end of life care as part of compulsory training for health and care professionals.
Health: Research
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce regional disparities in health research funding; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of funding distribution on a) patient outcomes and