Question follow-through · 11922
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to introduce screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2026.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to introduce screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2026.
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the challenges faced by those living with rare diseases and their families and is committed to improving outcomes. For very rare conditions, it is difficult to generate robust evidence to demonstrate the value of screening, becau...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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