Written questions

Breast Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 98943 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Welsh Government counterparts about sharing best practice around increasing screening uptake for breast cancer.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Dec 2025

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in the four nations of the United Kingdom about all aspects of screening. The implementation of any UK NSC screening recommendation is a devolved matter.