Written questions

Drugs: USA

Commons · Question 6509 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which industry partners were consulted as part of the process for the development of options to replace VPAG under the US-UK pharmaceutical deal.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 8 Jun 2026

The arrangement between the United States and United Kingdom has been received positively by industry so far and will continue supporting greater investment in UK life sciences.The Government and the UK life sciences industry have launched a Joint Taskfor...