NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 80693 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's processes for (a) forecasting, (b) alerting and (c) responding to medicine shortages.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 21 Oct 2025
Medicine supply chains are complex, global and highly regulated and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted - many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and are outside of government control. This includes manufacturing difficu...