§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of prescriptions dispensed, the average cost of a prescription and the average charge paid by patients, during each month from 1st March, 1961, to the latest convenient date, and the corresponding figures for the previous year.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is as follows:
SCOTLAND Number of Prescriptions dispensed (Millions) —— 1961 1960 March … … 1.85 1.97 April … … 1.60 1.84 May … … 1.75 1.86 June … … 1.66 1.76 July … … 1.43 1.56 August … … 1.51 1.69 September … … 1.60 1.82 October … … 1.74 1.91 November … … 1.79 1.95 December … … 1.66 1.96 1962 1961 January … … 1.94 2.12 February … … 1.75 2.25 165W
Average gross cost per Prescription (Pence) — 1961 1960 March … … 103.0 91.7 April … … 105.9 93.4 May … … 106.1 93.9 June … … 108.0 95.6 July … … 110.7 97.5 August … … 109.4 96.5 September … … 108.7 96.4 October … … 109.2 97.0 November … … 109.5 97.4 December … … 112.8 99.2 1962 1961 January … … 110.1 98.6 February … … 110.0 98.4
Average charge per prescription (Pence) — 1961 1960 March … … 24.7 12.7 April … … 24.7 12.9 May … … 24.9 13.0 June … … 25.0 13.1 July … … 25.1 13.1 August … … 24.9 12.9 September … … 24.9 12.9 October … … 24.8 12.9 November … … 24.7 12.7 December … … 24.5 12.5 1962 1961 January … … 24.5 12.5 February … … 24.6 12.7