Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106603
Marriage: Relatives
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Questions 89643, what health risks his Department has identified in relation to first cousin marriage; and whether the Department intends to publish the
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe National Disease Registration Service is working with hospital trusts to continually improve the quality and completeness of data.The Born in Bradford study provides the most definitive United Kingdom based evidence of risk of congenital anomalies. Re...
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