HC Deb 17 November 1966 vol 736 cc183-4W
Miss Pike

asked the Minister of Health if he will give the number of items on prescription forms issued under the National Health Service in 1965.

Mr. K. Robinson

The number of such items dispensed in 1965 in England and Wales was 244,346,489.

Miss Pike

asked the Minister of Health what was the average cost per item on a prescription form at the latest available date.

Mr. K. Robinson

The average total cost per item on National Health Service prescription forms dispensed in August, 1966, in England and Wales was just over 10s. 10d.