Written questions

Human Tissue: Storage

Commons · Question 101489 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic variation in access to tissue-freezing services; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to advanced trea

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Feb 2026

Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues.Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) for...