Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of the proposed Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency registration fee increases on micro-businesses and small dental laboratories; and whether she will consider introducing a tiered fee structure or exemption for medical device manufacturers with fewer than five employees.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has conducted a public consultation on its proposed fee changes, and is currently assessing responses to that consultation. Further details can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mhra-consultation-on-statutory-fees-2026