E-petition debate relating to spinal muscular atrophy & newborn screening test - Monday 22 June 2026

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to spinal muscular atrophy and the newborn screening test. Lewis Atkinson MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond. Read the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petiti... Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/ What are petition debates? Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers. Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate. The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/comm...