AQW 8234/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the payments Northern Ireland has received each quarter to date from the voluntary pricing and access scheme since its introduction in January 2019.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 6 October 2020

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Tabled
6 October 2020
Answer due by
21 October 2020
Answered
26 October 202020 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The payments received by HSCB from the DHSC in relation to the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VSBMPA) since its introduction in 2019 are as follows:

Period Amount Received (figures have been rounded)

2019 Q1 £8.1m

2019 Q2 £8.2m

2019 Q3 £8.8m

2019 Q4 £8.6m

2020 Q1 £6.1m

Please note the next payment from DHSC for Q2 is due shortly.

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