| Heading: |
Bowel Cancer: Screening |
| Question ID: |
1747742 |
| UIN: |
18351 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1409 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Gregory Campbell
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Gregory Campbell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the minimum age for bowel screening to 50 by the end of 2025. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1506 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Answering Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Answer text: |
NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme, including planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 down to 50 years old.The age extension for bowel screening is already underway. NHS England started in Ap... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |