Antimicrobial Resistance: Cystic Fibrosis
Commons · Question 7124 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance for people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis awareness week from 8-14 June.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 11 Jun 2026
The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, recognises that AMR impacts people differently. People with cystic fibrosis are an increased risk of infection, including resistant infecti...