| Heading: |
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges |
| Question ID: |
1752731 |
| UIN: |
22115 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5047 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Naish
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
James Naish
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been fined for accessing prescriptions without a valid Maternity Exception Certificate. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
There are no plans to revise the application process for maternity exemption certificates that provide entitlement to free National Health Service prescriptions. The NHS Business Services Authority has advised that in 2024, 48,063 Penalty Charge Notices w... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |