Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent impact assessment his Department has conducted on the potential effect of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the Atomic Energy Community published on 19 October 2019 on the health sector.

The Department is working closely with partners across the health and care system and industry which should ensure the United Kingdom is as prepared as possible to leave the European Union. These preparations mean the health and care system is in a strong position to mitigate potential problems as far as possible and respond to any challenges caused by EU Exit.

The Government has been clear that the UK’s ability to import medical radioisotopes will not be affected by our withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), as Euratom places no restriction on the export of medical radioisotopes from the EU to countries outside the EU, nor do they fall under nuclear safeguards regimes.