Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Background

The MHRA is an Executive Agency of the Department of Health the UK government department.

People

The Department of Health ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister to take forward health and social care policy. The Secretary of State for Health is a member of the Cabinet. He or she has overall responsibility for the Department and heads the ministerial team. Junior ministers, ministers of state and parliamentary under-secretaries, support the Secretary of State and are also responsible for particular areas of the Department's policies. The Lords Minister handles the Department's business in the House of Lords.

The Department of Health ministers whose responsibilities include the MHRA are:

Secretary of State for Health - Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP since June 2007.

Minister of State for Public Health - Dawn Primarolo MP since July 2007.

Clients

Contact

Address

10-2 Market Towers; 1 Nine Elms Lane; London; SW8 5NQ

Phone

020 7084 2000(weekdays 0900 -1700) 020 7210 3000(other times)

Email

info@mhra.gsi.gov.uk

Website

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/