WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 13678

Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will undertake a horizon-scanning review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations for timely inclusion in the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising pancreatic cancer and ot

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Health and care

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will undertake a horizon-scanning review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations for timely inclusion in the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising pancreatic cancer and ot

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as directed by the...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Musculoskeletal Disorders

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise research into Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cancer: Orphan Drugs

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review of orphan medicines regulation required by the Rare Cancers Act 2026 will consider the full pathway from regulatory authorisation to NHS patient access, including evidence genera

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Genetics: Screening

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve transparency on uptake, turnaround times and outcomes for genetic and biomarker testing across the NHS.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cancer: Charities

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support and champion the work of Maggie's, and similar charities, in providing practical, emotional and psychological support to people with cancer and their

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Breast Cancer: Screening

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she plans to extend the criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer to other factors such as lifestyle.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Breast Cancer: Screening

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential for using the (a) BOADICEA and (b) CanRisk models as the criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nutrition

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of updating the Nutrient Profiling Model on incentives for food and drink manufacturers to continue reformulating products to reduce levels of s

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nutrition: Trading Standards

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to local authority Trading Standards services to enforce high fat, salt and sugar regulations.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nutrition

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the practical challenges associated with calculating and independently validating free sugars content for the purposes of an updated Nutrient Profiling Model.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sunscreens: VAT

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the potential health merits of removing VAT from sunscreen products.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defibrillators: Databases

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating for mandatory registration of newly installed public-access defibrillators on The Circuit database.