Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119171

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision in England to end or restrict gluten free prescriptions on (a) the health of affected patients and (b) additional cos

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
No recent assessment has been made. In 2017, the Government at the time decided to restrict gluten-free prescribing to bread and mixes only. The majority of consultation responses were in favour of this. An analysis of the anticipated impact of the decisi...

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