Question follow-through · 1890
Pancreatin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Creon to treat Type 2 diabetes.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 5 Aug 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Creon to treat Type 2 diabetes.
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Aug 2024
Answer published
The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), including Creon, used by patients with conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and certain cancers, including p...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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16 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient experience of the NHS App.
NHS: Pay
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on providing the NHS staff council with a funded mandate to make improvements to the Agenda for Change pay structure.
Ataxia
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of TG6 blood tests for diagnosis of gluten ataxia.
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending free prescriptions to 16, 17 and 18-year-olds completing an apprenticeship.