This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Abolish the payment for prescriptions for 60+ yrs old
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Abolish plans for charging 60yr olds for prescriptions until there 65
People In Wales and Scotland get free prescriptions and people over 60 now might have to wait till they receive their pension at 65+ why are we subsidising the Scottish an Welsh for them to get theirs free?
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