HL Deb 23 January 1979 vol 397 cc1384-5WA
Lord HOUGHTON of SOWERBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which pharmaceutical firms are in the first six suppliers of drugs to the National Health Service in terms of cost, and which of them are British based companies.

The PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY of STATE, DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and SOCIAL SECURITY (Lord Wells-Pestell)

Information about the value of sales of National Health Service medicines by individual companies is confidential between the Department and the company concerned and could not be divulged without a breach of confidence. If my noble friend has any particular matter in mind, perhaps he will write to me.