United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112409
Hereditary Diseases
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10 February 2026
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20 February 2026 · Answer
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20 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department plans to issue guidance on the potential risks of genetic defects in children born from consanguineous relationships.
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10 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department plans to issue guidance on the potential risks of genetic defects in children born from consanguineous relationships.
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20 February 2026
Answer
NHS England has published training modules about close relative marriage and genetic risk for midwives and health visitors. The training modules have been published for health professionals to access and there are no plans to publish them more widely. The...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112409
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1880433
- uk · wq-1880433 · source updated 20 February 2026