§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will remove prescription charges for eye-drops for those suffering from glaucoma.[36176]
§ Mr. MilburnAll aspects of prescription charges are being examined as part of the comprehensive spending review, which will report in the summer. The review in the Department is being undertaken in the context of our manifesto commitment
if you are ill or injured there will be a national health service there to help; and access to it will be based on need and need alone—not your ability to pay, or on who your general practitioner happens to be or on where you live".