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Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects

Commons · Question 5672 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

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Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support individuals affected by Diethylstilbestrol.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 9 Jun 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulates medicines supplied in the United Kingdom. Our activity spans the whole of a medicine’s lifecycle. The MHRA continuously assesses the benefit risk balance of all medicines at the time...