§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures since the reintroduction of prescription charges of prescriptions issued on payment and exemption, respectively.
§ Mr. EnnalsFifty-eight million and 57 million respectively of National Health Service prescriptions dispensed by chemists in England and Wales in the period from the reintroduction of charges on 10th June, 1968, to 30th November, 1968. Charges for 2 million items were refunded.
§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many prescriptions have been made since the re-introduction of prescription charges to the latest available date; and how this compares with the prescriptions issued for a similar period prior to the reintroduction of prescription charges.
§ Mr. EnnalsPrecisely comparable figures are not available. One hundred and fifteen million National Health Service prescriptions were dispensed by chemists in England and Wales in the period from the reintroduction of charges on 10th June, 1968, to 30th November, 1968, and 133 million between 1st June. 1967, and 30th November, 1967.