Question follow-through · 36703
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy medication on supply shortages.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 14 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy medication on supply shortages.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Department is in regular discussion with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) on latest stock availability and the actions that are being taken mitigate the supply issue that is affecting the whole of the United Kingdom. Throu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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