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Gluten-free Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing the gluten-free subsidy card scheme operating in Wales across England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing the gluten-free subsidy card scheme operating in Wales across England.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing the gluten-free (GF) subsidy card scheme used in Wales across England.In the UK, health is a largely devolved matter and local health arrangements such as the Welsh GF subsidy card are a m...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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