§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prescriptions have been issued to patients in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what was the average cost of each prescription.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe figures are as follows:
Year Number of prescriptions Cost per prescription £ 1973 10,759,916 1.02 1974 11,206,762 1.11 1975 11,428,958 1.40 1976 11,986,051 1.70 1977 12,162,083 2.06 1978 12,591,078 2.33 1979 12,589,135 2.61 1980 12,682,189 3.22 1981 12,690,556 3.76 1982 13,067,008 4.24