Rejected petition Make baby formula easily affordable for all UK families

People are stealing baby formula in the UK due to the rising prices. We want the government to make baby formula easily affordable/available for all UK babies.

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For the health and well-being of all babies in the UK. It shouldn’t be an item people simply can not afford.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the price of formula milk are a matter for manufacturers and retailers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

In certain cases a GP might prescribe an appropriate infant formula. Decisions about when to make a prescription for infant formula are a clinical matter for individual clinicians.

You can find out more about when a GP might prescribe infant formula here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/bottle-feeding/types-of-formula/

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Date submitted 4 July 2022
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