§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any plans to put psoriasis on the prescribed list of prescription exemptions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1986, c. 98]: No. The medical exempt list was established when prescription charges were reintroduced in 1968. It has been reviewed on a number of occasions, most recently in January. On each occasion it was concluded that the existing exemption arrangements should remain unchanged.