Written question asked by Maria Fyfe (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 9 March 2001. It was answered by Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) on Friday, 9 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to allow prepayment season tickets for prescriptions to be spread over the year.

Answer: Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to allow prepayment season tickets for prescriptions to be spread over the year. [152835] Ms Stuart: In England, we have no plans to do so. However, we recognise that some people may have difficulty in finding the fee for an annual prepayment certificate (PPC) in one payment, which is why we have also made PPCs available for four-monthly periods. For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, these matters are for the devolved Administrations to consider.

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