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ADHD: Drugs

Commons · Question 24065 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ADHD medication shortages on children in school.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 22 Jan 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has been working hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve the supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other cou...