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Lord Scriven (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 January 2026

Debate

Sudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young People

Contribution

My Lords, international evidence already exists. The evidence that the committee is using is pre pandemic—2019—but since 2024 evidence shows that there is only a 3% false positive rate on these tests. Therefore, the Government and the committee already have the evidence. In the light of 12 young people a week dying because of not having this screening, will the Government introduce the precautionary principle and look at testing or some other measure until such time as the committee makes a recommendation in the summer on the evidence that exists?

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