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Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of an organised prostate cancer screening programme on levels of PSA testing.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
24 Jun 2026
Answer
13 Jul 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of an organised prostate cancer screening programme on levels of PSA testing.

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Through the introduction of England's first ever targeted prostate cancer screening programme, and through the major package of investment of over £20 million to expand research and improve treatment announced on 2 June 2026, the Government is taking an i...

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