Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60029

Antimicrobials: Small Businesses

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Esther McVey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of new antimicrobial therapeutics developed by SMEs.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 national action plan (NAP) to confront antimicrobial resistance (AMR) includes a commitment to work across sectors to develop new antimicrobials. The NAP also acknowledges the potential of alternative therapies, such as b...

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