Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the funding and resource requirements for establishing an independent in-service evaluation of newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy.
Answer
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 29 April in response to Question 124565 .
Verdict: RED (15/100)
The question asked about funding or resource requirements for an in-service MLD newborn screening evaluation. The reply only refers the asker back to an earlier answer (Question 124565) and gives no figures, costs, or resourcing details of its own. The asker would most likely need to check that earlier answer or submit a follow-up to get the information they requested.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the department's assessment or view of the funding and resource requirements for establishing an independent in-service evaluation of newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy? | Partially Addressed | Generic | The only statement is a referral to an earlier answer (Question 124565) with no substantive content on funding or resource requirements for an in-service MLD newborn screening evaluation, so the item is only pointed towards rather than answered. It is not a deferral to a future date, so I have not classed it as 'deferred'. |