Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17653

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last tested contingency arrangements for maintaining the distribution of medicines on the Critical Medicines List in the event of a major disruption to a) supply chains or b) tr

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The Department's contingency plans for maintaining the supply of medical products are under ongoing review by the Cabinet Office through their National Capabilities Assessment. This tests the Department's response to scenarios on the National Risk Registe...

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