Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on (a) the impact of increases in the cost of living on people diagnosed with coeliac disease and (b) gluten free prescribing for people diagnosed with coeliac disease.

No specific discussions have been had. The majority of services for patients with coeliac disease are commissioned locally by integrated care boards, who are best placed to plan the provision of services subject to local prioritisation and funding.

A range of gluten free staples are available on prescription. Approximately 89% of prescription items are currently dispensed free of charge and there is a wide range of exemptions from prescription charges already in place for those with the greatest need.