Human Papillomavirus: Screening
Commons · Question 84879 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HPV self-sampling will be less frequently than clinician screening, in the context of uncertainties in relation to the accuracy of the self-sampling test.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Nov 2025
The frequency of human papilloma virus (HPV) self-sampling will be the same as the frequency of clinician-led cervical screening. The home kits will only be offered to people who have missed their cervical screening appointment by six months or more. The ...