Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of testing all pregnant people for Group B Streptococcus.
Answer
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 1 July in response to Question 10804 .
Verdict: RED (20/100)
The question asked for the Department's position on universal group B streptococcus testing for all pregnant people. The reply does not give that position itself. It refers the reader to an earlier answer from 1 July, so the asker would need to look elsewhere to find any view, evidence or reasoning on the question. Because the reply offers no substance of its own, the question is only partly addressed and the asker would likely need to follow up.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the Department's assessment or view of the potential merits of testing all pregnant people for Group B Streptococcus? | Partially Addressed | Generic | The only statement is a referral to an earlier answer on 1 July (to question 10804), which may contain the Department's position on universal GBS testing, but this reply itself gives no view, evidence, or substance on the merits of testing all pregnant people. It is a pointer rather than a deferral to a future date, so it is treated as incomplete rather than deferred. |