Question follow-through · 11386
Cancer: Genomics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a horizon review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations that should be fast tracked onto the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising (a) rare and less survivable
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a horizon review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations that should be fast tracked onto the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising (a) rare and less survivable
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS) and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as direc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ambulance Services: South Holland and the Deepings
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Dental Services: Care Homes
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help mprove access to dental services for for care home residents in Lincolnshire.
Brain Cancer: Genomics
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to guarantee access to Whole Genome Sequencing for all brain cancer patients.
Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how the needs of specialised services for cystic fibrosis will be assessed under the new proposals as set out in the NHS Modernisation Bill.
Department of Health and Social Care: Staff
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has appointed staff from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.
Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists in Lincolnshire.
Department of Health and Social Care: Agency Workers
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in the UK due to respiratory diseases.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will act on the recommendations in the Taskforce for Lung Health’s report entitled Breathing Life into the NHS and introduce a respiratory Modern Service Framework.
Bowel Cancer: Screening
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support increased participation in bowel cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Department of Health and Social Care: LGBT+ People
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.