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 DemocratMid 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 Smyth
Medical 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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