§ 16. Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce legislation to prohibit general practitioners operating within the National Health Service from charging for the issuing of prescriptions for contraceptive pills.
§ Sir K. JosephI am not yet ready to add to my reply to the hon. Member on 22nd February.—[Vol. 831, c. 245.]
§ Mr. ClarkIt is ridiculous that when people for financial, moral and other reasons wish to make use of the contraceptive that not only do they have to pay the prescription charge but in many 1015 cases doctors actually charge for writing out the prescription. Is this not a ridiculous situation when there is a great deal of discussion about population policy and so on?
§ Sir K. JosephThis is one of the facts of the position which I am taking into account in the present review.