Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122359

Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods

Tabled: 19 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual average cost of a gluten-free diet for individuals with Coeliac disease compared with a standard diet.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Gluten‑free staple foods are available on prescription in line with the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Category 1 Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2004, which support access to essential items such as gluten...

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