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Commons · Question 81025 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Nov 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence not having updated its methods on evaluating the wider societal costs of rar

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 6 Nov 2025

There are no plans to introduce a separate evaluation process for orphan medicines. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether all new licensed medicines, including medicin...