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Drugs: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the government will meet its target piloting replacement options for VPAG under the US-UK pharmaceutical deal by 30 June 2026.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the government will meet its target piloting replacement options for VPAG under the US-UK pharmaceutical deal by 30 June 2026.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The arrangement between the United States and United Kingdom has been received positively by industry so far and will continue supporting greater investment in UK life sciences.The Government and the UK life sciences industry have launched a Joint Taskfor...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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