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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

  • Submitted by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-07546
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 February 2023

That the Parliament recognises that 23 to 29 January 2023 is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which encourages women to reduce their risk of the disease by promoting the steps that they can take to look after their health; understands that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with nine new diagnoses and two women losing their lives every day in the UK; is concerned by the reported statistic from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust that one in three women and people with a cervix do not take up their screening invite; highlights tools such as the HPV vaccination and cervical screening, which can help screen and prevent, and, it considers, one day end, cervical cancer; notes the support for the global strategy for cervical cancer elimination, which suggests that each country should meet the 90-70-90 targets by 2030; acknowledges that these targets are for 90% of girls to be fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15, for 70% of women to be screened using a high-performance test by the age of 35, and again by the age of 45, and for 90% of women with pre-cancer to be treated, and 90% of women with invasive cancer to be managed; understands that cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, and notes the calls for all women and people with a cervix to attend invitations to screening appointments and vaccinations.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Graeme Dey, Natalie Don, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Jim Fairlie, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Rona Mackay, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Carol Mochan, Audrey Nicoll, Emma Roddick, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba, Brian Whittle