Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of Baroness Penn of 11 November 2020 Official Report, Column 450GC on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill, what progress has been made on the scoping project led by NHS England and NHS Improvement with the devolved Administrations and professional bodies on the current and potential future use of medicines supply, administration and prescribing mechanisms by a range of non-medical healthcare professionals.

The seven consultations were open from 15 October to 10 December 2020. NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently analysing the responses.