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.
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 |