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Bacteriophages

Commons · Question 44133 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of imports of phage products on national security; and whether he is taking steps to help develop UK-based manufacturing

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 22 Apr 2025

In the March 2024 response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report on bacteriophages, the government acknowledged the challenges in developing phage therapy in the United Kingdom, including the requirement to meet Good Manufacturing P...