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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(15 October 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of a screening protocol for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol.

Asked by:
Jessica Toale (Labour)

Answer

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises the Government on all aspects of screening, has never been asked to consider the evidence for a screening programme for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.

Any individual or organisation can submit a topic to the UK NSC to consider a new screening programme via the UK NSC’s open call. As part of the open call process the committee will discuss whether this falls within its remit or whether it's more aligned with clinical care.

Further information about the open call is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-annual-call-submitting-a-screening-proposal


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