§ 62 and 63. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what estimate he has made of the revenue which would have accrued in the last convenient twelve-month period from a prescription charge of 2s. 6d., assuming that refunds were made to those patients who obtained refunds when charges were last in force;
363W(2) what is his estimate of the revenue in the last convenient twelve-month period from a prescription charge of 2s. 6d. per item on each prescription issued.
§ Mr. Ross:On the assumption that the actual number of prescriptions would have been the same if a charge had been in force, I estimate that the gross revenue during the financial year ending 31st March, 1967, would have been about £3½ million, and the net revenue after refunds a little over £3 million.