Question follow-through · 82859

Drugs: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of reduced pharmaceutical investment on the economy.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
23 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of reduced pharmaceutical investment on the economy.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government monitors a wide range of indicators to assess the UK’s economic performance. Official economic forecasts and assessments of policy impacts are set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) Economic and Fiscal Outlook documents, th...

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