Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61276
Down's Syndrome: Lancashire
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve early diagnosis and support for children born with Down syndrome in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPregnant people will be offered a screening test for Down syndrome between 10 and 14 weeks of pregnancy. If the screening test shows that the chance of the baby having Down syndrome is higher than one in 150, this is called a higher-chance result. People ...
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