§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Health what was the total number of prescriptions in the three months prior to the abolition of prescription charges compared with the three months following.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe number of prescriptions dispensed by chemists in England and Wales during each of the three months in question was as follows:
November 1964 17,656,154 December 1964 17,634,277 January 1965 18,579,479 Total for three months prior to 1st February 1965 53,869,910 February 1965 20,775,870 March 1965 23,735,830 April 1965 20,213,539 Total for three months following 1st February 1965 64,725,239