Question follow-through · 97077
Genetics: Preventive Medicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of progress against the commitment in the NHS 10 Year Plan for Health to launch a new large-scale study to sequence the genomes of 150,000 adults and assess how g
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions · 15 Dec 2025
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- Insulin · 12 Jan 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of progress against the commitment in the NHS 10 Year Plan for Health to launch a new large-scale study to sequence the genomes of 150,000 adults and assess how g
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The 10-Year Health Plan for England committed to launching a large-scale study, led by Genomics England, to sequence 150,000 adult genomes and assess how genomics can support routine preventive care. Work is now underway to design the study, develop scien...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
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General Practitioners
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Community Care and Preventive Medicine
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Maternity Services: Racial Discrimination
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of racial inequalities in maternity care.
Insulin
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure porcine insulin is available to users who are dependent on it.
Doctors: Labour Turnover
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the points-based immigration system in the recruitment and retention of UK-trained newly qualified doctors.
General Practitioners: Finance
26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the review of the Carr-Hill formula will conclude; and when he plans to publish its findings.
Mental Health Services: Children in Care
4 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England holds data on the number of (i) current and (ii) previously looked-after children on waiting lists for (a) mental health services and (b) neurodevelopmental assessments.
Mental Health Services: Children in Care
4 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has has with (i) the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, (ii) the Children's Commissioner, (iii) the Local Government Association and (iv) Adoption UK on waiting time
Functional Neurological Disorder: Health Services
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the provision of NHS treatment for Functional Neurological Disorder; and what steps he will take to resolve the disparities that currently exist between regions for
Neurodiversity: Children in Care
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, (b) the Children’s Commissioner, (c) the Local Government Association and (d) Adoption UK, on the waiting tim
Orthopaedics: Medical Equipment
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to help resolve the shortage of bone cement in the NHS.