Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the review of the feasibility of combining two hormone treatments into a single HRT prescription, announced by the Government in October 2021.

Work is currently focused on reducing the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for all patients. We are working with the NHS Business Services Authority to implement a new HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificate as soon as possible. From April 2023, the annual cost for all HRT products will be the cost of two prescription charges, which is currently £18.70. This will ensure that women on combination therapies pay no more than women on single therapies.