NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 108028 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of total public outgoings on additional medicine spending over the Spending Review period.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 29 Jan 2026
In relation to the recently announced plans to increase the standard cost-effectiveness threshold used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), costs will start smaller but will increase over time as NICE approves more life improvi...