Speeches

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.