Petition · past parliament

Consider having equal prescription fees for England, Scotland, Wales and NI.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Have individual NI, Scotland, Wales & England governments have equal fees for GP prescriptions and exclusions from fees regardless of population numbers to create more income for NHS debts.
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nhs-charges-from-april-2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12928485

http://gov.wales/topics/health/nhswales/prescriptions/?lang=en

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.