HC Deb 29 April 2003 vol 404 c340W
18. Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the prescription plus system. [109819]

Mr. Lammy

There are 64 specialist neurology centres designated to initiate treatment under the risk-sharing scheme and the majority are now doing so. We estimate that around 300 new patients each month are starting to receive a drug treatment for their multiple sclerosis.