HC Deb 08 May 1973 vol 856 cc47-8W
27. Mrs. Joyce Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will reconsider the age limitation on cervical cancer screening in the light of new evidence on the importance of making screening services available to younger women.

Mr. Alison

There is no age limit. Our policy is to make cervical cytology screen- ing available to all women, with special priority for those at greatest risk. On the advice of the Committee on Gynaecological Cytology, we have recently extended the priority group for routine screening to include women under the age of 35 who have had three or more pregnancies. The committee has the situation under regular review.