Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69659

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Supply Chains

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)Hastings and Rye

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle shortages of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department is aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) and is continuing to work with all suppliers of PERT to help resolve the supply issues in the short and longer term. This includes asking that ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 69659) →