Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55992
Drugs
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Question
Dan Tomlinson
Labour — Chipping 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 SmythMedicine 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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