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Radioisotopes

Commons · Question 66233 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the devolved Administrations on the (a) need and (b) potential ability for the UK to create radionuclides for use in healthcare.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jul 2025

The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...