HC Deb 09 March 2001 vol 364 cc378-9W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to allow prepayment season tickets for prescriptions to be spread over the year. [152835]

Ms Stuart

In England, we have no plans to do so. However, we recognise that some people may have difficulty in finding the fee for an annual prepayment certificate (PPC) in one payment, which is why we have also made PPCs available for four-monthly periods. For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland these matters are for the devolved Administrations to consider.