Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93697
Screening: Babies
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Stuart Andrew
Conservative — Daventry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the National Screening Committee and the newborn screening programme appropriately consider rare diseases.
Answer
Ashley DaltonWhen assessing the case for newborn screening for rare diseases, as with all other diseases and conditions, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) uses internationally recognised criteria, and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. It ...
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