United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3364
Bowel Cancer: Screening
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20 May 2026
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30 June 2026 · Answer
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30 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the bowel screening age to 25.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the bowel screening age to 25.
Source: Commons
30 June 2026
Answer
The Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended.The UK NSC considers all of the late...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3364
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907914
- uk · wq-1907914 · source updated 30 June 2026