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Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods

Commons · Question 81859 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his Northern Ireland counterpart on introducing charge cards to support coeliacs in paying for gluten free alternatives.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 22 Oct 2025

No discussions between ministers and their counterparts in Northern Ireland on introducing charge cards to support coeliacs in paying for gluten free (GF) alternatives have been held.In the United Kingdom, healthcare is a devolved matter. Nearly all healt...