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Cervical Cancer: Screening

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 22525

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the projected impact of offering HPV self-testing kits on achieving the NHS England 80% cervical screening target; and what key performance indicators she will use to evaluate the rollout over its first 12 months.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/08/nhs-rolls-out-discreet-home-testing-kits-against-cervical-cancer-for-millions-of-women/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-hpv-self-sampling-impact-assessments

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