HC Deb 06 July 1950 vol 477 c618
32. Commander Noble

asked the Minister of Health the total cost of medicine bottles supplied under the National Health Service in 1949.

Mr. Bevan

I regret that the information is not available.

Commander Noble

As the Minister will no doubt agree that it must be quite a large sum, does he not think there might be some economy in this direction if people were encouraged to return medicine bottles?

Mr. Bevan

I have consulted the chemists in this matter, and quite recently we made a reduction in their remuneration. They would rather have the reduction than try to work a system of the return of bottles.