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Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the December 2025 medicines agreement with the US on costs to the NHS in England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the December 2025 medicines agreement with the US on costs to the NHS in England.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Tens of thousands of National Health Service patients will benefit from this deal, which will secure and expand access to vital drugs, and safeguard our medicines supply chain.Costs will start smaller but will increase over time as the National Institute ...

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