Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have spent on work relating to Part IX of the Drug Tariff and the MedTech Commercial Strategy.

Across the Department and NHS England, £1,067,157.34 has been spent directly on Part IX of the Drug Tariff, including VAT where applicable. This does not include Department and NHS England staff time. This covers the period 2024/25, and 2025/26. This includes planned spend up until the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.

For the MedTech Commercial Strategy, across the Department and NHS England, planned direct spend up until the end of the 2025/26 financial year is £120,000. This does not include Department and NHS England staff time and includes VAT.