NHS: Drugs

(asked on 16th July 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the stockpiling of goods for sale at Christmas on warehouse capacity for medicines before the UK leaves the EU on 31 October.


Answered by
Stephen Hammond Portrait
Stephen Hammond
This question was answered on 22nd July 2019

As part our contingency planning for 31 October possible ‘no deal’ European Union exit, we have assessed the additional warehouse capacity required to meet the six-week stockpile request made of industry and have confidence that the capacity we have in place for 31 October will be sufficient.

Our assessment includes potential seasonal fluctuations in demand for medicines, and the storage is secured through to December so it will not be affected by the additional storage required for Christmas goods.

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