§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many items of prescription are dispensed each day(a) to those exempt from charges and (b) to those paying for prescriptions; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyIn 1992, an average of 1.06 million prescribed items were dispensed each day by community pharmacists and appliance contractors, of which about 858,000 went to patients exempt from charges or entitled to charge remission and some 202,000 went to patients who paid charges or held prescription prepayment certificates.