Influenza: Medical Treatments

(asked on 2nd May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Government has spent on antiviral medication stockpiles against influenza in each year since 2005.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 11th May 2023

The following table shows the spend for England by financial year for the procurement of antivirals for use during an influenza pandemic. Years not presented are a nil return.

Year

Total England antiviral historic spend incl. VAT at historic rates £m

2006/07

145.4

2008/09

189.4

2009/10

153.0

2010/11

3.8

2011/12

30.4

2012/13

0.6

2013/14

49.0

2015/16

1.4

2016/17

55.9

2018/19

46.0

2019/20

104.8

2020/21

50.4

2021/22

1.7

2022/23

8.6

Total

840.4

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