Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to increase awareness and early diagnosis of prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement.

The Government is investing £450 million to achieve early diagnosis of cancer through better public awareness, better screening and better access to key diagnostic tests.

Public Health England is currently running a local pilot campaign specifically targeting prostate cancer within Black African-Caribbean men, because of their significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer. The campaign is running in six London boroughs – Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham – and is mainly being delivered through face to face activity, supported by posters in key outdoor locations and in salons and a programme of targeted consumer engagement. The key message of the campaign is “1 in 4 black men will get prostate cancer. Prostate cancer often has no obvious symptoms. If you are a black man over 45 and want to discuss your personal risk of prostate cancer, visit your doctor”.