Question follow-through · 91173

Drugs: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing NHS spending on pharmaceutical products on the economy.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing NHS spending on pharmaceutical products on the economy.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    No such assessments have been published. We will always prioritise the needs of National Health Service patients, and we are protecting the NHS with record investment and reform to deliver better health care.Investing in the newest medicines so that patie...

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