Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74746

Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address geographic variations in (a) access and (b) efficacy of treatment for multiple sclerosis in (i) the South West and (ii) England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for their local population, including for multiple sclerosis (MS), across England, including in the South West. The Government expects ICBs to assess the demand for service provision...

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