Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Children
Commons · Question 103761 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support parents whose children have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Jan 2026
Planning for a large-scale trial across the National Health Service is underway, where hundreds of thousands of babies will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from next year to help build the evidence base needed to support a national screening...