Question follow-through · 906544

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on departmental responsibility for cannabis-based medicinal products.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on departmental responsibility for cannabis-based medicinal products.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Home Office leads on drug legislation and the Department of Health and Social Care and its Arm’s Length Bodies oversee healthcare and medicine regulation. This regulatory framework applies to all drugs under Schedules 1-5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regula...

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