Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17242

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026
Named Day

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stockpiles of medicines on the Critical Medicines List are currently held by her Department.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The Department maintains targeted stockpiles of medicines for emergencies that require a major public health response. The Department does not routinely publish information on the specific medicines held and keeps its stockpiles under regular review based...

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