Clinical Trials

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 10 March 2026.

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Photo of Dr Caroline Johnson Dr Caroline Johnson Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, HCWS1347, in which the letter from MHRA refers to correspondence from 7 November 2025, if he will publish that correspondence.

Photo of Zubir Ahmed Zubir Ahmed The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is not releasing the 7 November letter at this point as the decision is the subject of litigation, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency does not comment on ongoing litigation proceedings.

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