Congenital Abnormalities
Commons · Question 123137 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) fund research into and (b) help reduce the number of live births with at least one congenital condition.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 16 Apr 2026
The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), commissions a range of research to improve neonatal health outcomes.For example, The NIHR recently funded a project which investigated whether artificial intelligence (AI) could he...