HC Deb 10 June 2002 vol 386 c1086W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pharmacies were covered by the essential small pharmacies scheme in each of the last five years. [57026]

Ms Blears

The information requested and shown in the table is an extract from Table 6 of the Department's Statistical Bulletin "General Pharmaceutical Services in England and Wales 1991–92 to 2000–01".

Year ending 31 March Number of pharmacies which received Essential Small Pharmacy Scheme payments (England only)
1997 256
1998 255
1999 255
2000 262
2001 243

Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pharmacies there were in rural areas in each of the past five years. [57022]

Ms Blears

The information requested is not held centrally.

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