Cervical Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 91823 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the introduction of HPV self-sampling planned for January 2026, a) what information and awareness-raising programmes are being developed to inform under-screened women of the adva
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Jan 2026
NHS England is committed to eliminating cervical cancer by 2040. Following ministerial endorsement of a UK National Screening Committee recommendation, in June 2025, NHS England indicated its intention to transform its approach to cervical screening for u...