Cancer: Hereditary Diseases
Commons · Question 97432 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support primary care providers in assessing hereditary cancer risk for people without a clear family history.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 Dec 2025
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 laboratory based genetic t...