Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his department has made on WHO targets to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030.

Each nation of the United Kingdom has a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme and a national cervical screening programme. In England, there is a universal HPV immunisation offer for all school aged children aged between 12 to 13 years old. General practitioner practices also offer free HPV vaccination for anyone until their 25th birthday. HPV vaccines are also promoted annually to university students and NHS England is planning a further awareness campaign in 2023.