Breast Cancer Screening (Review) Bill 2024-26
require the Secretary of State to review the current arrangements for breast cancer screening, including the potential merits of reducing the minimum age at which women are invited for regular breast cancer screening and of increasing the use of automated breast ultrasound; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Breast Cancer Screening (Review) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Wera Hobhouse.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 10 December 2024 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Wera Hobhouse), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 7th March 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 15
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Tuesday 10th December 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament