Bowel Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 122577 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake for bowel cancer screenings.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 10 Apr 2026
Coverage of bowel cancer screening has been increasing in recent years. In 2019, 60.5% of people took the offer up, while now it is 71.8%.The bowel cancer screening programme has standards, including thresholds. The acceptable threshold is the lowest leve...