Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 101346 · 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, what estimate his Department has made of the additional number of people expected to be diagnosed with cancer as a result of increases in NHS cancer screening uptake 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...