Radioisotopes

(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in negotiations to leave the EU to maintain access to radioisotopes after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 16th October 2018

The Government has made significant progress in negotiations with the European Union and remains confident we will leave with a good deal for both sides, that supports existing and future healthcare collaboration, including on the ongoing supply of medicines, including medical radioisotopes, to the United Kingdom. However, the Government is continuing to prepare for all scenarios, including the possible outcome that we will leave the EU without any deal in March 2019. We are confident that our precautionary planning now will mean that in the event of a no deal outcome we will be able to continue to provide a seamless supply of medicines to National Health Service patients from the moment we leave the EU.

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discusses a wide range of issues with a number of stakeholders and other Government Departments. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to take a UK-wide cross-Government approach to ensuring continuity of medicines supply, including medical radioisotopes, in all EU exit scenarios, including working very closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union.

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