§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what annual sum he estimates will be recovered in prescription charges for brassieres under the National Health Service (Charges) (Scotland) Regulations, 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI cannot give a reliable estimate as many patients may prefer to buy brassieres privately.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the annual number who will qualify for exemption from prescription charges for special brassieres under the National Health Service (Charges) (Scotland) Regulations, 1971.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThere are too many variable factors to enable me to give an estimate but the number is likely to be less than 1,000.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state for each of the years 1968, 1969 and 1970 the total number of special brassieres prescribed as an element of treatment; what was the total cost and cost per item on the Health Service.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellSeparate figures of numbers and total cost of surgical brassieres prescribed are not available. As prices in National Health Service contracts are confidential I cannot divulge the cost per item.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, for the year 1970, he will state the number in each of the following categories who were supplied with special brassieres as an element of treatment under the National Health Service, namely, hospital in-patients, children under 16, war pensioners suffering a pensionable disability, those receiving supplementary benefit, and retired pensioners.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThis information is not available.