Petition · past parliament
Charge Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland for NHS prescriptions.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
The NHS need funding, so by charging the other 3 country’s in the UK to pay for the prescriptions like England do per item will help the funding.
England are the only country in the UK to pay for medical prescriptions, per item. Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland don’t pay, with them 3 country’s paying for the prescriptions the money should go to the NHS to help fund them
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about the delivery of public health services - including prescription charges - in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about the delivery of public health services - including prescription charges - in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 10 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 May 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 May 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.