A question on #PrescriptionDrugs #SupplyChains tabled by Susan Murray on 11-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Prescription Drugs: Supply Chains
Question ID: 1811822
UIN: 59142
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-11
Asking Member ID: 5157
Asking Member display name: Susan Murray
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Susan Murray
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Question text: 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
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Date answered: 2025-06-18
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: 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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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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