Question follow-through · 15596
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prostate cancer cases that could be detected at an earlier stage through the introduction of targeted screening for men at higher risk of deve
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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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
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prostate cancer cases that could be detected at an earlier stage through the introduction of targeted screening for men at higher risk of deve
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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