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Bacteriophages

Commons · Question 44132 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the requirement for UK-produced phages to be manufactured under good manufacturing practice and (b) potential impact of this requiremen

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Apr 2025

In the March 2024 response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report on bacteriophages, the Government acknowledged the challenges of requiring United Kingdom-produced phages to meet Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, which is...