Written questions

Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs

Commons · Question 83282 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the availability of pancreatic cancer drugs.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 29 Oct 2025

The Department is aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) used in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. We have been continuously assessing the availability of all PERT presentations for the duration of ...