Prostate Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 107760 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the final Equality Impact Assessment for the prostate cancer screening recommendation does not (a) continue and (b) worsen existing health inequalit
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 2 Feb 2026
On 28 November, the UK National Screening Committee opened a 12-week public consultation on a draft recommendation on screening for prostate cancer. We anticipate a final recommendation in early 2026. After which, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State...