Written questions

Health: Screening

Commons · Question 53355 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 May 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will be responsible for (a) identifying and (b) addressing (i) risks and (ii) safety failures in national screening programmes after the abolition of NHS England.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 22 May 2025

National Health Service screening programmes save approximately 10,000 lives every year, and enable many other people to make better informed decisions around their health.Work is progressing at pace to map functions, appraise options, and inform decision...