Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 73663 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a universal screening programme for prostate cancer on long-term NHS costs.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Sep 2025

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises ministers on all screening matters, does not currently recommend population screening for prostate cancer. As such, England does not have a national screening programme.As part of its commitment ...