§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will seek to recover the cost of prescribing Viagra from those doctors who do so ahead of the Government's recommendations at the end of the consultation period; and if he will make a statement. [71193]
§ Mr. DenhamNo. Viagra (sildenafil) is not included on either Schedule 10 or 11 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 and it would not be expected that such action would be taken unless, as in any other case, recovery of an amount were to be due by virtue of other provisions relating to general practitioners and their terms of service.