Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55992

Drugs

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Dan Tomlinson

LabourChipping Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional disparities in the (a) distribution and (b) availability of essential medications.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulties, ...

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