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Cervical Cancer: Screening

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 27090

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the uptake of smear tests during mandatory mask wearing compared to when mask wearing is not mandatory.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

The requested information is not held by the Department.

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