Early day motion · EDM 35 · 8 Jan 2020

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Tabled by Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party) 43 signatures

The motion

That this House supports Cervical Cancer Prevention Week from 20 to 26 January 2020; welcomes the fact that cervical screening prevents 75 per cent of cervical cancers from developing and the HPV vaccine protects against 70 per cent of cervical cancers; is concerned that more than one in four women do not attend their cervical screening; supports Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust's annual #SmearForSmear awareness campaign that highlights the life-saving benefits of cervical screening; and shares the charity's determination to make cervical cancer a disease of the past.

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