Question follow-through · 97479

Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s proposed annual registration fees for medical devices under the Device Online Regist

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s proposed annual registration fees for medical devices under the Device Online Regist

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The new medical devices registration fee is designed to be proportionate to the breadth of presence of each manufacturer across the medical device market in Great Britain. In response to consultation feedback, the fee has been set at the minimum number of...

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