Question follow-through · 78401

Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all individuals with superoxide dismutase-1 motor neuron disease have access to early access programmes for motor neurone disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
30 Oct 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all individuals with superoxide dismutase-1 motor neuron disease have access to early access programmes for motor neurone disease.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...

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