Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what circumstances are General Practices unable to charge a fee for the issuing of letters confirming an individual's health condition.

The circumstances in which general practices must not charge for issuing medical certificates confirming an individual’s health condition are set out in Schedule 2 of the National Health Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 and Schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015. The inclusion of a medical certificate in this Schedule is subject to consultation with the British Medical Association’s general practitioners committee.