Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 46587

Abiraterone

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has had discussions with its counterparts in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, and (c) Northern Ireland on recommending abiraterone acetate for

Answer

Karin Smyth

Decisions on the availability of medicines in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.