5. Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:35 pm on 19 January 2022.

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Photo of Laura Anne Jones Laura Anne Jones Conservative 3:35, 19 January 2022

—to improve life chances for women who develop cervical cancer, and I fear that this extension of two years will not contribute towards saving more lives. There's still so much more to be done. 

I will reiterate now, Deputy Presiding Officer, the calls I made last week to the First Minister and this Government, and I strongly urge them, and Public Health Wales, to launch a public awareness campaign to help inform our Welsh citizens of the significant developments that have occurred. We need to actively encourage more people to come forward for a cervical screening than have done recently. These new changes will not work and not be effective unless everyone now comes forward for a new screening with this new screening technology. Thank you very much.