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NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 118067 · 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, what discussions he has held with a) Pharmaceutical companies, b) Pharmaceutical industry groups and c) patient groups and charities on the US-UK Pharmaceuticals deal.

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...