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Orphan Drugs: Registration

Commons · Question 81023 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to ensure transparency in the (a) operation and (b) maintenance of the UK orphan medicines register.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 21 Oct 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care and regulates medicine, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK, with responsibility for ensuring medi...