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.