Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93987

Phenylketonuria: Health Foods

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support for patients with Phenylketonuria to buy products directly.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department is not planning to assess the feasibility of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support for individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU).In England, low protein products are available to all eligible patients on...

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