Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87858

Hereditary Diseases

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 25 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve data collection and (b) integrate indicators related to (i) parental consanguinity and (ii) genetic risk into future (A) public health strategy and (B) NHS re

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England is directed by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to collect data and report on the prevalence of cancer, and congenital and rare conditions in England, and ...

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