Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Screening

2026-06-09 · Department of Health and Social Care · 8716 · Official question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects stage 2 of the Transform trial to commence, including the expansion of the trial to all black men aged 45-74 who haven’t had a PSA test in the past five years.

Answer

Government responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and Department for Science, Innovation and Technolo...