Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79783

Motor Neurone Disease

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to genetic testing for people with motor neurone disease.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS). Testing is directed by the National Genomic Test Directory, which sets out the eligibility criteria for patients to access testing.Genomi...

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