§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning the total amount paid to doctors specifically for the prescription of contraceptive drugs and devices per 1,000 population in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HayhoeGeneral medical practitioners do not receive any specific payment for prescribing contraceptive 447W substances or any other drugs and appliances. For the provision of contraceptive services (which may or may not include the prescribing of contraceptive substances) payments per 1,000 population were made to general medical practitioners in England and Wales as follows:
£ 1975–76 67.73 1976–77 162.75 1977–78 171.38
Expenditure on Contraceptive Services Fees England and Wales Year Population '000 Ordinary £ By '000 Pop £ I.U.D. £ By '000 Pop £ Total 1984–85 49,763.6 20,517,188 412.29 4,239,353 85.19 497.48 1983–84 49,653.7 18,154,729 365.63 3,320,337 66.87 432.50 1982–83 49,601.4 16,474,830 332.14 3,048,509 61.46 393.60 1981–82 49,599.3 14,591,951 294.20 2,707,771 54.59 348.79 1980–81 49,282.6 12,589,968 255.46 2,470,083 50.12 305.58 1979–80 49,206.2 9,161,969 186.20 1,975,345 40.14 226.34 1978–79 49,153.7 7,854,468 159.79 1,492,144 30.36 190.15 1977–78 49,151.9 7,576,386 154.14 847,168 17.24 171.38 1976–77 49,173.0 7,459,048 151.69 543,862 11.06 162.75 1975–76 49,186.8 3,189,165 64.84 142,014 2.89 67.73 Expenditure.
Figures derived from the Annual Accounts of District Health Authorities in England and Wales (Include FPC Payments)
The population figures used are the Mid-Year estimates of resident population. It is emphasised that these figures make no allowance for differences in morbidity and age/sex structure of particular populations.