NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 118066 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide extra resource to the NHS to offset changes to drug prices under US-UK trade agreements.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 11 Mar 2026
Costs of the United States and United Kingdom pharmaceuticals trade deal will start smaller but will increase over time as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approves more medicines. Total costs over the spending review period ar...