Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 98437 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, particularly in relation to solid-organ transplant recipients.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Dec 2025
No review of the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges has been undertaken.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescriptions are affordable for everyone. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed f...