Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy and consistency of access to prescribed low-protein foods and specialist nutritional products for people with Phenylketonuria (PKU); and whether he plans to review current prescribing guidance.

No assessment has been made of the adequacy and consistency of access to prescribed low protein foods and specialist nutritional products for people with phenylketonuria (PKU).

In England, specialist nutritional products such as low protein foods are available to all eligible patients on prescription and are listed in Part XV of the Drug Tariff. The provision of these products on prescription ensures that patients with PKU have direct and reliable access to the foods needed for managing their condition.

The Department is not planning to review prescribing guidance for these products.