Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54481

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in the prescribing of gluten-free foods for people with coeliac disease.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs need to consider the needs of all their population when making decisions on how best to use their budget. NHS Englan...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 54481) →