Question follow-through · 18964
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support increased participation in bowel cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support increased participation in bowel cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2026
Answer published
In Lincolnshire, coverage amongst people aged between 60 and 74 years old is above the national average of 72.9% and currently stands at 75.5%. Nationally, coverage of bowel cancer screening has been increasing in recent years, with a marked increase from...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.
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