NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 59051 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Kit Malthouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to align medicines spending growth with NHS budget growth in real terms.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Jun 2025
The allowed rate of growth for branded medicines is established by the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG).The VPAG plays an important role in delivering improved health gains from medicines in the National Health...