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...