Question follow-through · 117066
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that screening as part of the in-service evaluation of newborn screening of spinal muscular atrophy is commenced.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that screening as part of the in-service evaluation of newborn screening of spinal muscular atrophy is commenced.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the challenges faced by those living with rare diseases and their families and is committed to improving outcomes. This is why the National Health Service is planning a large-scale in-service evaluation (ISE) of screening for spi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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