Cervical Cancer Smear Tests — [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 5:24 pm on 28 January 2019.

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Photo of Emma Hardy Emma Hardy Labour, Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 5:24, 28 January 2019

Perhaps that is the royal family only. The hon. Lady is absolutely right. For years I was convinced that if we used Tampax, it would suddenly make us fitter, more active and able to roller-skate—[Laughter.] Sorry, we are descending into farce.

On a serious note, I ask the Minister, please, to look at what my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North said about lowering the age to 18 when doctors give a recommendation. I also ask him to support my call for menstrual wellbeing to be taught in schools, and to have a wider survey into understanding why people are not attending tests, so that we can do something to change that for the future.