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Rare Diseases: Drugs

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77061

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the (a) pricing and (b) reimbursement system for multi-indication medicines does not disadvantage patients with (i) rare and (ii) ultra-rare conditions.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

I refer the Hon. Member to the answers my Rt Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Health gave on 1 September 2025 to Questions 69240, 69241, and 69242.

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