Question follow-through · 15066

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help support people with Coeliac disease with the cost of food; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening access to gluten free product

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help support people with Coeliac disease with the cost of food; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening access to gluten free product

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    We recognise the pressures people are facing with the rising cost of living. Our extensive arrangements to help people afford National Health Service prescription charges mean that almost 89% of prescription items in England are already provided free of c...

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