| Heading: |
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges |
| Question ID: |
1807371 |
| UIN: |
55804 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5296 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Freddie van Mierlo
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Freddie van Mierlo
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of expanding eligibility for free prescriptions to include everyone in receipt of Universal Cre |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
2025-06-05 |
| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
No discussions have been held between my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on expanding eligibility to all claimants in receipt of Universal Credit. The De... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |