Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage uptake of breast cancer screening.

The Department and NHS England are committed to the recovery and improvement of screening uptake for breast screening nationally. A number of measures have been taken to improve uptake of breast screening, including £10 million investment to deliver 29 new breast cancer screening units, 58 remote access upgrades and nearly 70 life-saving service upgrades. Breast Screening Offices are running extra screening sessions and fully optimising available appointments to clear the mammogram backlog.