Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80693
Drugs: Shortages
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's processes for (a) forecasting, (b) alerting and (c) responding to medicine shortages.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedMedicine 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 are outside of government control. This includes manufacturing difficu...
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