§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the numbers of disability working allowance claimants to date who are also in receipt of exemption from prescription charges, by reason of(a) low income and (b) prescribed illness or condition;
(2) what is her estimate of numbers and types of persons who fail to claim exemption from prescription charges.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested is not available; nor is it possible to make such an estimate. About 80 per cent. of all prescribed items dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors are free of charge; a further 5 per cent. go to holders of prescription prepayment certificates.