United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 998
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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13 May 2026
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22 May 2026 · Answer
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22 May 2026
Summary
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.
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13 May 2026
Written 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.
Source: Commons
22 May 2026
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/998
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905076
- uk · wq-1905076 · source updated 22 May 2026