Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening
Commons · Question 29038 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy will be available to families in Oxfordshire.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 15 Sep 2026
I refer the Hon. Member to the announcement made on the evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy by the Department on 16 July, which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/every-baby-in-england-to-get-lif...