Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82861

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 16 October 2025

Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January to Question 22115 on Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, how many people with a maternity exemption certificate that received a penalty charge notice in 2024 were (

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

In 2024, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) issued 48,063 penalty charge notices (PCNs) to people that claimed a maternity exemption on their prescription form, but where no exemption was found/matched as part of the NHS BSA process. Of the 48,...

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