§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost per head of population in 1990 in each standard health region of general practitioner prescribed anti-cancer drugs such as boplatin and interleukin; and what were the hospital allocations of such drugs in each national health service health region in 1990–91.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation is not held centrally on the hospital allocations of such drugs. Information on the cost of general practitioner prescribed anti-cancer drugs could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance has been given to purchasing authorities about making provision for the cost of anti-cancer drugs in placing contracts; and what agency is responsible for monitoring the results of any such guidance.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyGuidance about contracts has not been given to purchasing authorities in that level of detail.