PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges (25 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing a medical exemption from prescription charges for people affected by Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

No assessment has been made and we currently have no plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis.

Approximately 89% of prescriptions are already dispensed free of charge and arrangements are in place to help those most in need. To support those who do not qualify for an exemption, the cost of prescriptions can be capped by purchasing a prescription pre-payment certificate, which can be paid for in instalments. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just over £2 per week.

Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
3 December 2021