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
Labour — Poole
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 AhmedNo 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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