| Heading: |
Radioisotopes |
| Question ID: |
1786649 |
| UIN: |
HL5976 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
547 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Wigley
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Lord Wigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had in the past nine months with representatives of the medical sector concerning the availability of radio isotopes for treating cancer patients. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Department regularly engages with specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to assist in the management of supply issues with medical radioisotopes, including those used for treating cancer patients. |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |