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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prescriptions

Commons · Question 120889 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of prescription charges on people with IBD.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Mar 2026

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. No assessment has been made of the potential impact of prescription charges on people with inflammat...