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UIN 58359

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

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18 October 2021

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28 October 2021 · Answer

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28 October 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals to align prescription charges with the State Pension age on people who currently pay for their medication until the age of 60 and wh

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  1. 18 October 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals to align prescription charges with the State Pension age on people who currently pay for their medication until the age of 60 and wh

    Source: Commons

  2. 28 October 2021

    Answer

    No assessment has been made. However, the impact assessment published alongside the consultation discusses the potential impacts of the change on people who have disabilities and long term conditions, which are not listed as medical exemptions from prescr...

    Source: Written answer

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