Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of terminated NICE appraisals in the 2019–24 period, compared to the preceding five-year period.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) data on terminated appraisals shows that terminated appraisals increased from 2019 to 2021 and stabilised thereafter.

There is no overall increasing trend, in fact the percentage of terminated appraisals has fallen in the last three years, and was 18% in 2024/25.

NICE’s appraisals may be terminated for a number of reasons, including a delay in the evidence provided by the manufacturer being ready.