Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75402

Genomics: Babies

Tabled: 5 September 2025

Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 12 of the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether parents will be able to opt-out of universal newborn ge

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The 10-Year Health Plan set out an ambition to offer newborn genomic testing as part of routine care within the next decade. Delivering against this ambition will be subject to evidence gathered through the Generation Study. This research programme is eva...

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