Question follow-through · 122088
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of shipping and air freight following the conflict in the Middle East on the supply of generic medicines to the UK; and what steps he
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 30 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of shipping and air freight following the conflict in the Middle East on the supply of generic medicines to the UK; and what steps he
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Mar 2026
Answer published
We continue to monitor the impact of the Middle East conflict on the medical supply chain, including on generic medicines. While we understand that transport costs have risen, there are currently no reported shortages of medicines due to the conflict.If s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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