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Abiraterone

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on equitable access to abiraterone acetate for high-risk, non-metastatic prostate cancer pat

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on equitable access to abiraterone acetate for high-risk, non-metastatic prostate cancer pat

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Decisions on the availability of medicines in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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