Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bill Grant and Matt Hancock

Tuesday 29th October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Matt Hancock]

The NHS is off the table in trade talks and pharmaceutical pricing is off the table. Transparency over pharmaceutical pricing would not benefit this country at all because we get the best deals in the world because we can keep them confidential, so it is a slight surprise to hear a Labour Member argue for what would effectively lead to higher prices for drugs in the NHS. Instead, we will protect the NHS.

[Bill Grant (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Con)]

5. What recent assessment he has made of the merits of using genomics in healthcare.