Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the variations in turnaround times and tissue sample requirements across the seven Genomic Laboratory Hubs in England.

NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs’ (GLHs) performance is monitored quarterly through an assurance framework, which ensures all GLHs are operating to national quality standards. This identifies and minimises any potential variability in the delivery of genomic testing. NHS England and NHS Improvement are collating data on testing activity to support service improvements.