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

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:45 pm on 19 January 2022.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 3:45, 19 January 2022

Okay. I'd like to hear from the Minister how that compares with the bowel screening that takes place in the over-60s, because obviously once again this is something that takes place in people's homes, they don't need to go for an appointment, they don't need to travel to see the nurse who's going to do the screen. This is a very important way of ensuring that cervical cancer is something that is so rare as to be almost non-existent.