§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total Scottish Health Service drug bill in each year from I960 to 1972; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of total Health Service expenditure.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is as follows:
£ million Per cent. 1960–61 … 7.743 7.9 1961–62 … 8.374 8.3 1962–63 … 8.863 8.2 1963–64 … 9.646 8.2 1964–65 … 10.665 8.4 1965–66 … 12.729 9.0 1966–67 … 14.065 9.0 1967–68 … 15.298 9.0 1968–69 … 16.601 9.0 1969–70 … 18.206 9.1 1970–71 … 20.149 8.7 1971–72 … 22.283 8.5