HC Deb 06 May 1993 vol 224 c221W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has on the head of population per pharmacist for each European country.

Dr. Mawhinney

The table shows the average population per pharmacy for the countries of the EC. Hospital pharmacies are not included.

Country Population per pharmacy Year
Belgium 1,738 1987
Denmark 15,000 1987
Germany 3,530 1990
Greece 1,333 1990
Spain 2,173 1990
France 22,568 1990
Ireland 3,120 1990
Italy 23,752 1989
Luxembourg 5,265 1991
Netherlands 210,006 1991
Portugal 4,000 1991
United Kingdom 24,456 1992

Source:

1 Commission of EC.

2 Department of Health files.

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