Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76515
Cancer: Genomics
Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025
Question
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity in the whole genome sequencing programme for the treatment of less survivable cancers.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedGenomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) as directed by the National Genomic Test Directory (NGTD), which includes tests for over 7,000 rare diseases with an associated genetic ca...
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