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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Asked by Mr Luke ChartersLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 998

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to review the NHS medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, and assess the merits of adding asthma to the medical exemption list.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

The Government currently has no plans to review or amend the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.

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