Written questions

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 998 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to review the NHS medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, and assess the merits of adding asthma to the medical exemption list.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 22 May 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.