Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Gerrard (Labour), on Tuesday, 1 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 212 members in total.

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FREE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH LONG-TERM CONDITIONS

That this House supports the Prescription Promise campaign in urging the Prime Minister to implement his promise, made in September 2008, to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term conditions as soon as possible; believes that timely access to appropriate medication is crucial in order to minimise the impact of living with a long-term condition for the individual and to minimise the cost of treating long-term conditions for the NHS; is therefore concerned that the recession has made it harder for large numbers of people with long-term conditions to pay for their prescriptions and that many are going without vital medicines; notes that the Government has identified savings from the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme of around ??550 million per year from 2010, which will be more than sufficient to cover the ??250-??350 million cost, estimated by the Department of Health, of implementing free prescriptions for people with long-term conditions; further notes with concern that Professor Ian Gilmore's review of prescription charges has not yet been published; and calls on the Government to publish this review and its own response as soon as possible.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

306 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Jeremy Corbyn

Andrew George

Subjects

Health services Medicine

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk