Question follow-through · 1717
Marriage: Relatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status is of the NHS investigation into inappropriate wording referring to the potential benefits of cousin marriage; and whether the outcome of that investigation has resulted in amendmen
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Marriage: Relatives · 19 May 2026
- Department of Health and Social Care: Lanyards · 8 Jun 2026
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- Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions · 15 Jun 2026
- Childbirth: Databases · 16 Jun 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
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status is of the NHS investigation into inappropriate wording referring to the potential benefits of cousin marriage; and whether the outcome of that investigation has resulted in amendmen
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The medical evidence is clear that first cousin marriages are high risk, and we know the genetic defects and harm that they can cause. The Department has worked with NHS England to understand how previous materials that referred to the potential benefits ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Marriage: Relatives
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 108307 on Marriage: Relatives, whether the internal review has concluded; and if he plans to publish its findings.
Department of Health and Social Care: Lanyards
8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each l
Marriage: Relatives
10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 1717 on Marriage: Relatives, whether copies of the amended training materials are publicly available; and if he will place copies of those material
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 1233 and 1236 from the Rt Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
Childbirth: Databases
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 16 June to Questions 1233 and 1236, if he will take steps to make the recording of SNOMED codes mandatory across all births.
Marriage: Relatives
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 1717 on Cousin Marriage, if he will publish (a) the current guidance (b) the current training materials, and (c) any amended versions of (i) guidan
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 2799 and 11451.
Childbirth: Databases
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 10241 on Births: Medical Records, for what reason her Department does not plan to make the recording of SNOMED codes mandatory across all births.