Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Hepburn and Caroline Dinenage

Tuesday 26th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[Caroline Dinenage]

We all miss my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), so I thank the hon. Lady for her comments.

Since prescription charges were introduced, Governments of all colours have decided that some patients should pay prescription charges to contribute to the cost of running the NHS, but almost 90% of prescription items are dispensed in the community free of charge, which I think the hon. Lady will agree is an enormous amount.

[Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab)]

6. What recent progress has been made in the discussions between NHS England and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on making Orkambi available on the NHS.