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Prostate Cancer: Abiraterone

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 107544

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Northern Ireland being the only part of the UK unable to offer abiraterone routinely to eligible prostate cancer patients.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

There are no current plans to hold discussions with the Northern Irish Department of Health or the Health and Social Care Board on abiraterone access in Northern Ireland. Decisions on the availability of medicines in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.

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