Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the take-up rate was for breast cancer screening in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry in 2017.

The most recent data available is for 2016/17 published by NHS Digital. Information for each area is available at:

https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30195

During 2016/17 the national average for breast screening uptake was 71.1%.

The uptake for Coventry was 68.1% (Coventry’s uptake rate is included in the West Midlands figure) and for West Midlands was 71.2% (this is a consolidated percentage based on eight regions within the West Midlands).

NHS England is responsible for commissioning breast screening services to meet programme standards including coverage. NHS England is committed to improving coverage and reducing variation between all age groups and catchment areas.