§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to alter the arrangements under which policemen are able to reclaim National Health Service prescription charges.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThis matter is under consideration by the police negotiating board. The staff side has rejected an official side proposal that police officers should be reimbursed NHS charges only when they arise from injury sustained on duty or from work-related illness and the board is now considering whether the issue should be referred to arbitration.