Question follow-through · 123261
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether future breast screening service specifications will include details and standards outlining the on-site support, equipment, and reasonable adjustments screening units must be able to provid
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether future breast screening service specifications will include details and standards outlining the on-site support, equipment, and reasonable adjustments screening units must be able to provid
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2026
Answer published
The NHS Breast Screening Programme takes equality of access and opportunity for breast screening seriously. There is guidance in place to support breast screening services to address specific needs that people may have in order to attend their breast scre...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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