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Life Sciences

Commons · Question 112053 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of generic and biosimilar medicines to meet the objectives set out in the Government’s Life Sciences Sector Plan.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 18 Feb 2026

The United Kingdom is a global leader in adopting biosimilar and generic medicines, which deliver major National Health Service savings and expand patient access to effective treatments sooner. We are working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Reg...