Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 101345 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people expected to be diagnosed with cancer as a result of NHS cancer screening programmes in a) 2026, b) 2027 and c) 2028.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Jan 2026
As a Government, we are taking decisive action so that the National Health Service diagnoses cancer earlier and treats it faster.Last year, we announced the introduction of self-test kits for under-screened women in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. U...