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Motor Neurone Disease: Screening

Commons · Question 71116 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

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Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create a standardised pathway for the genetic testing of people with motor neurone disease.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 15 Sep 2025

Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS). Testing is directed by the National Genomic Test Directory, which sets out the eligibility criteria for patients to access testing.Genomi...