Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80698
Drugs: Shortages
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to reduce the level of medicine access inequalities in England; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on this matter.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops authoritative, evidence-based guidance on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England based on an evaluation ...
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