Question follow-through · 93987

Phenylketonuria: Health Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support for patients with Phenylketonuria to buy products directly.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support for patients with Phenylketonuria to buy products directly.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is not planning to assess the feasibility of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support for individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU).In England, low protein products are available to all eligible patients on...

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