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Question follow-through · 15159

Women's Health Hubs: Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information about breast cancer and the importance of breast-checking is available in all women’s health hubs.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information about breast cancer and the importance of breast-checking is available in all women’s health hubs.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February this year, commits to improving public awareness of cancer, including breast cancer, increasing breast screening uptake, and supporting local awareness and early diagnosis initiatives through Cancer Allian...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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