Question follow-through · 70716

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is continuing to work with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to help resolve the supply issues in the short and longer term. This includes asking that they expedite deliveries, source stock from other markets, an...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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