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NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 73591 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the NHS of procuring pharmaceutical drugs from suppliers based in the (a) USA, (b) UK and (c) EU.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Sep 2025

NHS England has not made a comparative assessment of the cost to the NHS in England from procuring pharmaceutical drugs from suppliers based in other domains, including the EU and the USA, compared to from the UK.