Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115405

Drugs: Prices

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have spent on (i) Part IX, Value-Based Procurement and (ii) the MedTech Commercial Strategy reforms.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department and NHS England have spent:£1,067,157.34 directly on Part IX of the Drug Tariff, including VAT where applicable. This covers the period 2024/25 and planned spend up until the end of the 2025/26 financial year;£225,189 on Value Based Procure...

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