Question follow-through · 128008
Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are required for vaccines for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections to obtain regulatory approval including an indicative timeline for licensing.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are required for vaccines for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections to obtain regulatory approval including an indicative timeline for licensing.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
For any new medicine to be introduced to the United Kingdom market an application to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is required. The MHRA is ready to support companies that are looking to introduce new medicines to the Unit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding in the 2026/27 GP contract for the level of activity delivered by general practice.
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28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial and workforce impact of the requirement to deliver same-day responses to all clinically urgent requests under the 2026/27 GP contract on GP practices.
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13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to (a) prioritise and (b) increase the speed of access to (i) vaccines and (ii) other preventative treatments for recurrent urinary tract infections, once approved.
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