Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it has adequate medical importation and exportation customs expertise after the UK leaves the EU.

Maintaining continuity of medicine supply is a key part of ensuring everyone has continued access to the medicines they need on day one of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and thereafter. The UK is fully committed to continuing the close working relationship with our European partners in the interests of public health and safety; and will seek to ensure that cross-border trade with the EU is as frictionless as possible for the benefit of patients in both the EU and the UK. This will be part of the broader negotiations of the UK’s future relations with the EU and the Department will continue to work closely with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs during and after the negotiation period.