Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist support is available through the NHS for children with microcephaly and their families; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England does not collect this data centrally.

Patients with microcephaly will be looked after initially by neonatologists then as they grow, paediatric neurologists as necessary, with input from community-based and neurodisability services as appropriate. Treatment will be provided in accordance with the Service Specification for paediatric neurodisability which can be found here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurodisability.pdf

I receive regular updates from Departmental officials on Zika and microphaly, with imput from Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England. The Department, PHE and NHS Egnalnd work closely together and will meet to discuss issues, including services for families who have children with microcephaly, as appropriate.