Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of the NHS to access medicines and medical equipment.”

Tabled: 21 November 2018Answered: 27 November 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

Heidi Alexander

I can tell the hon. Gentleman that we are already on this issue across the wider south-east. We are expanding the pay-as-you-go system with tap-in, tap-out technology, and further stations are due to come online. I am happy to talk about a further tranche beyond that, but we need to crack on with the ones that are already in the pipeline.