Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97432

Cancer: Hereditary Diseases

Tabled: 4 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Maya Ellis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support primary care providers in assessing hereditary cancer risk for people without a clear family history.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver laboratory based genetic t...

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