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Drugs: Safety

Commons · Question 109488 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s press release entitled MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost £45m in 2025 - disrupting major criminal networks, publ

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Feb 2026

The General Medical Council (GMC) is independent of the Government, is directly accountable to Parliament, and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of their statutory duties. The United Kingdom’s model of healthcare professional...