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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to receive a formal recommendation from the UK national screening committee on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to receive a formal recommendation from the UK national screening committee on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    A recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is expected following the conclusion of an in-service evaluation (ISE), which is needed to answer several outstanding questions related...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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