[Written Question] UK Biobank: Databases

UK Parliament Written Questions Friday 23 October 2026, 17:43 UTC By Tessa Munt 1 min read

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Question by: Tessa Munt Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with UK Biobank on the suspension of researcher access to its Research Analysis Platform since 23 April 2026; what assessment she has made of the impact on the DecodeME

Tessa Munt Answering Body: Department of Health and (PERSON) State for Health and Social Care (ORG) UK (LOCATION) Biobank (ORG) Research Analysis Platform (ORG)

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