Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.

No specific assessment has been made. As set out in our Life Sciences Sector Plan, the Government will design and create a single searchable database of United Kingdom clinical trials by June 2026.

As we implement the UK clinical trials database, we will consider the benefits of including genomic-enabled clinical trials and keep this area under review.

We will put the National Health Service at the front of the global genomics revolution to deliver the 10-Year Health Plan for England.