Question follow-through · 92673

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87859 on Hereditary Diseases, if his Department will publish any estimates or research they have of the annual cost to the public purse for th

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
2 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87859 on Hereditary Diseases, if his Department will publish any estimates or research they have of the annual cost to the public purse for th

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    No, the Department is not planning to publish any estimates or research on the annual cost to the public purse for the National Health Service of treating congenital and genetic disorders arising from consanguineous unions. The Department does not hold th...

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Possible follow-up questions

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Congenital Abnormalities

20 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, what consanguinity data NHS England collects through the Maternity Services Data Set; what assessment he ha

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Congenital Abnormalities

20 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, whether he has plans to (a) publish aggregated consanguinity statistics collected through the Maternity Ser

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Eating Disorders: Young People

24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 89628 answered on 20 November 2025, whether his Department plans to set targets regarding the improvement of community care for young people with eating disorders.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nutrition: Young People

24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage healthy eating habits in young people, separate from Out of Home Calorie Labelling Regulations.

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Hereditary Diseases

26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 87433 on Hereditary Diseases, for what reasons reporting of parental consanguinity within the National Disease Registration Service congenital

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Hereditary Diseases

26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 87433 on Hereditary Diseases, which NHS trusts and other data providers are submitting incomplete information on parental consanguinity to the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Congenital Abnormalities

3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92671 on Congenital Abnormalities, if he will publish the guidance issued by NHS England on submitting consanguinity and pregnancy data to the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parkinson's Disease: Health Professions

3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many a) neurologists with specialist training in Parkinson’s, b) geriatricians with specialist training in Parkinson’s, and c) specialist Parkinson’s nurses are currently practising in the NHS.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Glioblastoma: Medical Treatments

5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what potential new treatments for glioblastoma have been trialled in the NHS.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

NHS England: Carbon Emissions

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92091 on NHS England: Carbon Emissions, what estimate has been made of the cost to the NHS of delivering the net zero targets; and whether tho

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Hereditary Diseases

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 87435 answered on 26 November, if he will publish copies of the modules about close relative marriage and genetic risk for midwives and health visitors and guidance on how to submit

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Nutrition

2 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a definition of healthy eating.