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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care (Baroness Merron) (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 September 2025

Debate

Genome Screening: Newborn Infants

Contribution

My Lords, as set out in the 10-year health plan, this Government have an ambition to offer newborn genomic testing as part of routine NHS care, subject to evidence gathered through the Generation Study, which is using whole-genome sequencing to test 100,000 newborns for over 200 rare conditions. With advice from the UK National Screening Committee and appropriate funding, genomic testing could be available for all newborns in the UK by 2035.

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