Written questions

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 906544 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by David Mundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on departmental responsibility for cannabis-based medicinal products.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 25 Nov 2025

The Home Office leads on drug legislation and the Department of Health and Social Care and its Arm’s Length Bodies oversee healthcare and medicine regulation. This regulatory framework applies to all drugs under Schedules 1-5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regula...