Question follow-through · 101889

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of NHS spending on pharmaceutical products on patients in the context of the UK-US trade deal.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of NHS spending on pharmaceutical products on patients in the context of the UK-US trade deal.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

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  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Every patient deserves access to the best possible treatment. By increasing the standard National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) cost-effectiveness threshold, we are increasing the value that we place on innovations that deliver improveme...

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