Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112408

Hereditary Diseases

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role his Department played in the development, approval, or distribution of guidance to NHS midwives which stated that consanguineous marriage had “benefits” and that the prevalence of genetic

Answer

Karin Smyth

These phrases were not included in any guidance issued by the National Health Service. They were included in training materials which also made clear the genetic risk associated with close relative marriage.The Department had no role in the development, a...

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