Question follow-through · 26044
Human Papillomavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when HPV self-sampling kits will become available through the NHS in the Black Country; how many people in Walsall Borough are expected to be eligible; and what steps will be taken to prevent diffe
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 13 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
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when HPV self-sampling kits will become available through the NHS in the Black Country; how many people in Walsall Borough are expected to be eligible; and what steps will be taken to prevent diffe
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing was launched in a gradual roll out nationally through the NHS Cervical Screening Programme from 25 August 2026. Individuals aged 30 to 65 years old who have been identified nationally as falling behind in their scre...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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