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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 89115 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

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Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82861 on Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) amending the process for applying for a ma

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 19 Nov 2025

A healthcare professional, such as a midwife, practice nurse, health visitor or general practitioner, can complete the maternity exemption (MATEX) application as soon as they have confirmed the pregnancy, birth, or stillbirth. This confirms the individual...