Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118065

Drugs: USA

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US-UK trade agreements on (a) drug prices and (b) levels of excess deaths in the NHS.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Costs of the United States and United Kingdom pharmaceuticals trade deal will start smaller but will increase over time as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approves more medicines. Total costs over the spending review period ar...

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