Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108110
Drugs: Expenditure
Tabled: 23 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department calculated the cost of additional spending on medicines over the spending review period.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIn relation to the recently announced plans to increase the standard cost-effectiveness threshold used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), costs will start smaller but will increase over time as NICE approves more life improvi...
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