Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the largest financial contracts between the NHS and pharmaceutical companies were in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Alistair Burt
Details of the largest1 financial contracts between the National Health Service and pharmaceutical companies in each of the last five calendar years are given in the table:
Year |
Supplier Name |
Department of Health Tender Reference |
Framework Agreement Title |
2011 |
Gilead Sciences Ltd |
CM/PHR/08/5000 |
Pharmaceuticals Antiretroviral pan-London April 2010 |
2012 |
Gilead Sciences Ltd |
CM/PHR/10/5203 |
Pan London Antiretroviral |
2013 |
Gilead Sciences Ltd |
CM/PHR/10/5203 |
Pan London Antiretroviral |
2014 |
Gilead Sciences Ltd |
CM/PHR/10/5203 |
Pan London Antiretroviral |
2015 |
Pfizer Limited |
CM/PHR/13/5415 |
Branded Pharmaceutical Products – National (05-2014) |
Source: Department of Health Commercial Medicines Unit
1 Based on pre-agreement estimated values for framework agreements for the use of hospitals in England.