A question tabled by Tonia Antoniazzi on 05-02-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

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Question ID: 1764218
UIN: 902694
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-02-05
Asking Member ID: 4623
Asking Member display name: Tonia Antoniazzi
Asking Member handle: ToniaAntoniazzi
Asking Member Twitter reference: @ToniaAntoniazzi
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to medical cannabis on the NHS.
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Date answered: 2025-02-11
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Licensed cannabis-based medicines are routinely funded by the NHS where there is clear evidence of their quality, safety and effectiveness. Two licensed cannabis-based medicines are available for prescribing on the NHS, but more research is required on un...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true