§ Mr. SpeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what would be the net extra cost to his Department of supplying insulin injection pen needles for diabetics on prescription.
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Table 1 Income from charges under the Road Traffic Acts—£000 (Cash) Region 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Northern 216 296 398 391 424 349 398 397 384 390 Yorkshire 351 448 515 573 618 631 679 751 680 744 Trent 369 519 630 664 754 716 971 1,005 931 994 East Anglia 276 361 386 471 515 500 467 514 716 625 North West Thames 224 285 356 303 315 384 403 438 468 333 North East Thames 271 326 364 363 390 331 436 430 391 418 South East Thames 337 444 542 548 629 534 500 513 392 507 South West Thames 246 379 348 357 379 338 461 517 574 211 Wessex 316 458 584 583 775 753 742 836 861 1,077 Oxford 217 319 356 571 558 609 624 534 729 665 South Western 335 473 678 690 725 691 824 720 890 741 West Midlands 488 722 786 837 780 850 1,020 929 1,040 969 Mersey 228 392 399 385 466 458 491 407 517 624 North Western 318 468 603 584 590 722 669 753 681 779 SHAs 6 4 5 4 (2) 5 2 4 2 3 England 4,198 5,894 6,950 7,324 7,916 7,871 8,687 8,748 9,256 9,080
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe addition of insulin injection pen needles to the list of items GPs may prescribe is the subject of continuing negotiations with manufacturers. The price which will be paid for needles when they become prescribable, and therefore the cost to the Department, are part of these negotiations.