Question follow-through · 19612
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 11285, and with reference to the report entitled UK National Screening Committee, Screening for prostate cancer, whether his Department is taking s
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2026 · 49 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
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 11285, and with reference to the report entitled UK National Screening Committee, Screening for prostate cancer, whether his Department is taking s
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Department estimates that there are approximately 1,500 men currently known to have both a BRCA2 gene variant and a family history of breast, pancreatic, ovarian, or prostate cancer who will be eligible for the targeted prostate cancer screening progr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Ophthalmic Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increased use of optometrists to provide commissioned eye care services beyond the testing of sight, including post-operative cataract care,
Cataracts: Waiting Lists
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of regional variation in access to cataract services, including waiting times for assessment and treatment.
Osteopathy
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the General Osteopathic Council’s proposed increase in registration fees on self-employed osteopaths and recruitment & retention within the p