To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with the manufacturers of Creon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help tackle shortages of Creon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) drugs; and if he will take steps to tackle shortages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle the causes of the shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medication.

The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information on stock levels within local areas is not held centrally.

The Department is continuing to engage with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to boost production and mitigate the supply issue. Suppliers have managed to secure additional pharmaceutical ingredients resulting in expected increased volumes of PERT for 2025. The Department has also reached out to specialist importers who have sourced unlicensed stock to assist in covering the gap in the market. In December 2024, the Department issued further management advice to healthcare professionals. This directs clinicians to prescribe unlicensed imports when licensed stock is unavailable, and includes actions for integrated care boards to ensure that local mitigation plans are put in place and implemented. The Department, in collaboration with NHS England, has created a webpage to include the latest updates on PERT availability and easily accessible advice on the prescribing and ordering of alternative PERT products.