§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review regulations whereby two or more prescription charges are payable when two or more medicines are prescribed in circumstances where medicines are in one pack and cannot be taken separately. [14698]
§ Mr. MilburnThis and all other aspects of prescription charges are being considered as part of the Department of Health's Comprehensive Spending Review. We aim to complete the review by next spring. The Government remain committed to the historic principle of the National Health Service that health services will be available to all and access will be based on need, not on ability to pay.