Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110674

Diabetes: Children

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the preliminary findings of the ELSA Study that screens children for Type 1 diabetes.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is guided by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which makes its recommendations based on internationally recognised criteria and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. It...

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