Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the Genomic Laboratory Hubs to adopt standardised reporting templates for genomics reports.

Professional groups, including the Association for Clinical Genomic Science, produce best practice guidance and standard templates for members on reporting genomic results to clinicians. In line with the data and digital elements in the NHS Genomics Strategy, NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs will be mandated to provide standardised reporting and structured data. This would support a consistent approach to reporting genomic data and will enable the development of a unified genomic record which, in turn, would enable patients to access insights from their genomic data when and where they are needed, as well as facilitating access to clinical trials, supporting other research, and informing population health initiatives.