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Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease: Drugs |
| Question ID: |
1745123 |
| UIN: |
16608 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of shortages of medicines for people with (a) epilepsy and (b) Parkinson's disease. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-04 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, some issues, including with s... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |