Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122491

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made by his Department in encouraging more reclassification applications to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); whether reclassification applicati

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government supports the reclassification of medicines where it is safe and appropriate to do so, as this can improve patient access and support selfcare while maintaining high standards of public health protection. The Medicines and Healthcare product...

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