Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 December 1997. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on extending the upper age limit of those automatically invited to breast screening; and if he will assess the advantages of extending the upper age limit of those automatically invited to breast screening; and if he will assess the advantages of extending the upper age limit of those automatically invited to breast screening to 69 years of age. - Inc ref to "Your Health: A Guide to Services for Women".

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