§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what figures are available to indicate, by convenient district units, the number of National Health Service prescriptions issued in each of the past five years;
(2) what figures are available to indicate, by convenient district units, the number of National Health Service prescriptions issued in each of the past five years to patients who were exempted from prescription charges.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe available information is as follows: