§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations her Department has received about people not being able to use their prescriptions because they cannot afford to pay the charges.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNine in the past year.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring her Department undertakes of the affordability of prescription charges in order to inform annual decisions over uprating.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone. There are extensive arrangements for charge exemption and remission which ensure that no one need forgo necessary medication for financial reasons.