Written questions

Rare Diseases: Drugs

Commons · Question 94611 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s approach to evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rare disease medicines.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 1 Dec 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...