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Written question asked by Luke Evans (Conservative) on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. It was answered by James Frith (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Marriage: Relatives

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 106603 answered on 26 January 2026 about Marriage Relatives, what recent discussions the National Disease Registration Service has had with hospital trusts on improve the quality and completeness of data arising from health issues due to first cousin marriage.

Answer

The National Disease Registration Service has the responsibility to collect information pertaining to congenital conditions and continuously works with providers to improve data quality and completeness, including for the data item on consanguinity.

This includes ongoing data quality and data liaison activities and adopting a multisource approach to data collection.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16081
Session
2026-27
Related items
Marriage: Relatives
Monday, 26 January 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Health hazards Marriage Relatives Registration
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk