Question follow-through · 17825

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department has taken to make the drug Enhertu available for people with secondary breast cancer in England, following the increase in NICE’s cost effectiveness thresholds in April 20

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department has taken to make the drug Enhertu available for people with secondary breast cancer in England, following the increase in NICE’s cost effectiveness thresholds in April 20

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Following the increase in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) cost-effectiveness thresholds in April 2026, NICE, NHS England, and the manufacturers have resumed discussions to explore whether a commercial offer can be agreed tha...

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