Written questions

Babies: Rare Diseases

Commons · Question 68762 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of babies born with rare diseases in the first half of (a) 2025 and (b) 2024.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 25 Jul 2025

Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. Digital data and technology are an underpinning theme of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. The National Disease Registration...