Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63959

Eyes: Prosthetics

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regulatory frameworks at (a) Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and (b) other hospitals do not inhibit patients in obtaining (i) prosthetic eyes and (i

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the development and implementation of regulations for medical devices placed on the United Kingdom’s market, irrespective of the specific hospital in which they are used. Al...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 63959) →