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1684600

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 10306 on Cervical Cancer: Health Education, if she will make it her policy to provide smear tests for women aged 25 and younger who (a) request one and (b) are experiencing abnormalities.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	11213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Cervical screening is not recommended for women below the age of 25 years old, as cervical cancer is rare in under-25s. Screening at a younger age can lead to unnecessary and potentially harmful investigations and treatments.</p><p>Women of any age who are experiencing symptoms such as bleeding between periods or after sex, pain or discomfort during sex, or abnormal vaginal discharge should see their general practitioner. They may be offered a pelvic examination and referral to colposcopy or gynaecology if needed.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2024 13:28:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1682073

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the (a) accessibility of smear tests for working women and (b) coverage of cervical cancer screening in Coventry North West constituency; how many smear tests were provided by the NHS in Coventry North West constituency in each year since 2015; and what steps she is taking to help improve cancer survival rates.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	9668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Efforts are ongoing to make it easier for all women to attend their cervical screening appointments by expanding the number of settings for cervical screening and making more appointments available during evenings and on weekends.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of eligible women who have attended their cervical screening appointment in Coventry in each year since 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Screening year</p></td><td><p>Coverage: 25 to 49 years old (%)</p></td><td><p>Coverage: 50 to 64 years old (%)</p></td><td><p>Coverage: 25 to 64 years old (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>68.8</p></td><td><p>79.2</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>67.3</p></td><td><p>78.6</p></td><td><p>70.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>67.0</p></td><td><p>77.8</p></td><td><p>70.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>65.6</p></td><td><p>76.7</p></td><td><p>68.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>65.7</p></td><td><p>76.1</p></td><td><p>68.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>65.1</p></td><td><p>74.9</p></td><td><p>67.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>63.2</p></td><td><p>73.9</p></td><td><p>66.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>60.5</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>57.1</p></td><td><p>72.5</p></td><td><p>61.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Cervical Screening Programme official statistics, NHS England</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 13:36:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1656519

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make cervical smear tests more accessible for women with (a) newborn babies and (b) young children.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	196347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The cervical screening programme uses the HPV test not the cervical smear test. This has been in place since late 2019 and detects the HPV virus which causes 99.7% of cervical cancers.</p><p>We are committed to improving the uptake of the cervical screening programme, in line with the long term plan aim of detecting more people at risk of developing cervical cancer and facilitating their treatment to prevent cancer developing.</p><p>Local NHS services have a duty to ensure that their services are as accessible as possible for their local populations and that any appropriate support is in place, depending on individual need.</p><p>We are working to test the effectiveness of HPV self-sampling as a primary cervical screening option. The findings from this evaluation will be used to inform a UK National Screening Committee recommendation and it is expected that self-sampling could lead to an increase in uptake as it will reduce some of the barriers that prevent people from attending for screening.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/09/2023 16:06:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1586338

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many smear tests the NHS performed in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	147184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The number of smear tests the National Health Service performed as part of the NHS cervical screening programme, for women aged 25 to 64 in Haringey, in each year since 2013 is listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals screened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>21,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>20,884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>19,972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>18,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>19,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>19,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>20,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>19,587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>18,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>21,213</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data is recorded by local authority, not by constituency. Recording of data runs from 1 April to 31 March the following year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/02/2023 17:44:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1586384

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	147212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>To improve uptake of cervical screening, in some Primary Care Network areas, appointments can now be made in any Primary Care setting, rather than just at one’s own general practice during evenings and on weekends.</p><p> </p><p>To further improve uptake, an evaluation on the acceptability and effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling is taking place. The YouScreen Study aims to provide evidence on the acceptability of self-testing and the HPValidate study aims to see if self-testing provides the same level of accuracy as an HPV test undertaken by a clinician.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/02/2023 15:52:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1582727

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the cervical cancer screening coverage in Slough.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	137837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working on a campaign in the Slough and wider Thames Valley area to improve cervical screening coverage. It will target support to general practitioner’s practices with the lowest cervical screening coverage and encourage innovative approaches, which are known to encourage uptake. These including online appointment booking, text message alerts, and reminding people that they can request a female sample taker during a smear test. The various agencies involved in providing cervical screening services across Slough are working closely to understand local coverage data and share intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2023 17:12:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53393 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1581136

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the uptake of cervical screening.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	133665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>A range of improvements and innovations have been brought in to help improve uptake and equity of access in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. In some Primary Care Network areas, appointments can now be made in any primary care setting, rather than just at the patient’s own general practice, where they are registered; during evenings and on weekends; and via integrated sexual health clinics. Additionally, laboratories that analyse samples can now operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to accommodate surges in capacity.</p><p>To improve uptake and equity of action, an evaluation on the acceptability and effectiveness of Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling (i.e. individuals taking their own cervical screening sample) as a primary cervical screening option is taking place. The YouScreen Study aims to provide evidence on the acceptability of self-testing and is offering this test to non-attenders aged 25-64 and those at least six months overdue for cervical screening. The HPValidate study aims to see if self-testing provides the same level of accuracy as an HPV test undertaken by a clinician.</p><p>The findings from these studies will be used to inform a UK National Screening Committee recommendation on cervical screening. If the outcome proves positive, self-sampling could lead to an increase in uptake as it will reduce some of the barriers that prevent people from attending for screening, including availability of appointments, physical disability, and past trauma.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 133667 question first answered 01/02/2023 12:13:03 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1581138

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equity of access to cervical screening.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	133667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>A range of improvements and innovations have been brought in to help improve uptake and equity of access in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. In some Primary Care Network areas, appointments can now be made in any primary care setting, rather than just at the patient’s own general practice, where they are registered; during evenings and on weekends; and via integrated sexual health clinics. Additionally, laboratories that analyse samples can now operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to accommodate surges in capacity.</p><p>To improve uptake and equity of action, an evaluation on the acceptability and effectiveness of Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling (i.e. individuals taking their own cervical screening sample) as a primary cervical screening option is taking place. The YouScreen Study aims to provide evidence on the acceptability of self-testing and is offering this test to non-attenders aged 25-64 and those at least six months overdue for cervical screening. The HPValidate study aims to see if self-testing provides the same level of accuracy as an HPV test undertaken by a clinician.</p><p>The findings from these studies will be used to inform a UK National Screening Committee recommendation on cervical screening. If the outcome proves positive, self-sampling could lead to an increase in uptake as it will reduce some of the barriers that prevent people from attending for screening, including availability of appointments, physical disability, and past trauma.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 133665 question first answered 01/02/2023 12:13:03 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1567823

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many smear tests provided by the NHS were performed in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency and (b) the North East in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	125346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the data on the number of individuals aged between 25 years old to 64 years old screened by the National Health Service in each year since 2015 in Newcastle upon Tyne Local Authority and the North East. Data for 2021/2022 will be published in due course.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne local authority</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>14,651</p></td><td><p>139,977</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>14,680</p></td><td><p>139,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>16,285</p></td><td><p>151,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>15,665</p></td><td><p>143,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>16,476</p></td><td><p>152,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>15,996</p></td><td><p>147,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>17,579</p></td><td><p>156,615</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Note:</p><ol><li>Data for Newcastle upon Tyne is recorded by local authority, not by constituency.</li><li>Recording of data runs from 01 April – 31 March the following year.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/01/2023 16:58:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1552634

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many smear tests provided by the NHS were performed in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Enfield North constituency in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	112196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>A table showing the number of individuals aged 25 to 64 years old tested via the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England, London and Enfield in each year since 2015 is attached.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/12/2022 13:27:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name FORMATTED TABLE PQ112196 Number of smear tests since 2015.docx title Number of smear tests since 2015
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark