PE2088 : Help eliminate cervical cancer through improved and at home HPV testing
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help eliminate cervical cancer for woman and those with a cervix in Scotland by introducing at home HPV (human papillomavirus) self-sampling to enhance the smear testing programme, helping to increase the uptake and accessibility of smear testing.
Petitioner: Emma Keyes
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 05 March 2024
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (156KB, pdf) posted 04 June 2024
Committee Meetings
12 June 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the UK National Screening Committee, and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024
Written Submissions
PE2088/A: Scottish Government submission of 2 April 2024 (73KB, pdf) posted 04 April 2024
PE2088/B: UK National Screening Committee written submission, 8 July 2024 (77KB, pdf) posted 17 July 2024
PE2088/C: Scottish Government written submission, 12 July 2024 (10KB, pdf) posted 17 July 2024