Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has for use of the Galleri blood test in cancer testing and diagnosis across the NHS.

The NHS-Galleri Trial is looking into the use of a new blood test to see if it can help the National Health Service to detect cancer early when used alongside existing cancer screening. The trial has now recruited the target of 140,000 participants and interim results are expected in spring or summer 2024. If the trial is successful, the NHS has committed to rolling out up to one million Galleri tests in 2024 and 2025 as part of an interim implementation pilot. The clinical trial is currently planned to conclude in 2025 with results expected in 2026.