Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 20 May 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Childbirth: Databases
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 107772, whether his Department plans to make the recording of consanguinity and related information in the Maternity Services Dataset mandatory; and which NHS trusts have recorded births using relevant SNOMED CT codes.
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Consanguinity can currently be recorded in the Maternity Services Data Set by maternity services providers at any point in the maternity care pathway. There are no current plans to make this recording mandatory.
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust have recorded births using the SNOMED codes 125678001, 699110007, 1269487002, 1269486006, or 842009 in the Maternity Services Dataset, up to February 2026, although this is provisional data.
The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has submitted 125678001 and 699110007. These have been confirmed to be data submission errors and should not be interpreted as births with those relationships.
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust have submitted 1269487002, 1269486006, and 842009.
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- 2026-27
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Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
Thursday, 18 June 2026
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- Databases Medical records Childbirth Maternity services
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