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Cancer: Hereditary Diseases

Commons · Question 97432 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

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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...