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Clinical Trials: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
22 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 May 2026

    Answer published

    No specific assessment has been made. As set out in our Life Sciences Sector Plan, the Government will design and create a single searchable database of United Kingdom clinical trials by June 2026.As we implement the UK clinical trials database, we will c...

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