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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2025. It was answered by Zubir Ahmed (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Congenital Abnormalities

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92671 on Congenital Abnormalities, if he will publish the guidance issued by NHS England on submitting consanguinity and pregnancy data to the Maternity Services Dataset.

Answer

NHS England has published guidance on how to submit data about consanguinity and pregnancy to the Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS). The guidance is publicly available on NHS Digital’s website under “MSDS Consanguinity Data Quality Guidance”.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
96699
Session
2024-26
Related items
Congenital Abnormalities
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Congenital Abnormalities
Monday, 19 January 2026
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Subjects
Congenital abnormalities Relatives Public health
Link
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