Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce Prescription Charges to Scotland.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Reintroduce Prescription Charges to Scotland. This will provide an extra revenue stream for the NHS.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.
The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx
The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.