Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 117414

Ghana: Medical Equipment

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to enable a) old MRI machines and b) other NHS medical equipment no longer in use to be sent to Ghana.

Answer

Chris Elmore
NHS medical equipment is owned and managed by individual NHS trusts and organisations, which are responsible for decisions on reuse, disposal or donation under their own governance, safety and regulatory arrangements. Where equipment is donated overseas, ...

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