Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Written Question 7918 on Antimicrobials, whether the expected timetable for contract award under the UK antimicrobial subscription model remains November 2026; and whether the Department is able to share a more specific expected date for contract commencement within quarter one of 2027.

Yes.

Specific dates for contract commencement within quarter one of 2027 will be communicated in due course.