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Prostate Cancer: Northern Ireland

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82822

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland executive on the potential introduction of a national screening programme for prostate cancer.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in the four nations of the United Kingdom about all aspects of screening. The implementation of any UK NSC screening recommendation is a devolved matter.

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