Queen’s Speech Promises More NHS Spending After Brexit
New Medicines Bill To Be Debated Soon
Executive Summary
The new UK government’s political priorities for the years ahead were laid out in the 19 December Queen’s speech, which inevitably centred around the UK’s departure from the EU next month and the negotiation of a free trade deal with the EU. A rise in NHS spending was promised, and new legislation on the future of medicines regulation is on the horizon.
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