AQW 8234/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 06/10/2020
Answered On Date: 26/10/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.