Question follow-through · 637

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stabilise the supply of progesterone and other hormone replacement therapy medications.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 13 May 2026
Target answer date: 18 May 2026
Answer: 22 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026

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Recorded timeline

13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stabilise the supply of progesterone and other hormone replacement therapy medications.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2026
Answer published
There are over 70 hormone replacement therapy products, and the vast majority are in good supply.We are aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues affecting Estradot (estradiol) patches due to global supply disruptions of this product. We continue to reg...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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