Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59142
Prescription Drugs: Supply Chains
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the resilience of international supply chains for pharmaceuticals procured by the NHS; and what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on imports fo
Answer
Karin SmythMedical supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, making them vulnerable to a variety of shocks. The Government actively monitors emerging global and domestic threats to supply resilience and has established processes in place to manage dis...
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