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NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from which Department’s budget the additional NHS medicines spend following the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal will be funded.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from which Department’s budget the additional NHS medicines spend following the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal will be funded.

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Every patient deserves access to the best possible treatment. This deal is a vital investment that builds on the strength of our National Health Service and world leading life sciences sector.Costs will start smaller but will increase over time as the Nat...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the capped VPAG rate referred to in the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal will only apply to pharmaceutical products of US origin.

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NHS: Drugs

10 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK is (a) excluded from, (b) partially exempted from and (c) otherwise subject to special treatment under the United States’ Most Favoured Nation drug pricing policy.

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Life Sciences

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