A Bill to make provision for the purposes of increasing uptake of NHS Breast Screening Programme appointments, including in groups currently less likely to take up such appointments; to extend eligibility to that programme to persons at an increased risk of breast cancer because of their family history; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
29 April 2022
This Bill aims to boost uptake of the NHS Breast Screening Programme by introducing measures to encourage attendance, including support for groups that are less likely to attend. It would also extend eligibility to screening for people at increased risk of breast cancer due to family history, along with other related provisions to help deliver these aims.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, placing it in the early stages of passage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
