§ Lord McColl of Dulwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the income from prescription charges, to the nearest million pounds, since 1993. [HL1016]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)The income from prescription charges for the years specified, was as follows:
Year £ million 1993–94 265 1994–95 287 1995–96 299 1996–97 296 1997–98 321 1998–99 341 1999–2000 367 2000–01 389 2001–02 408 2002–03 423 2003–04 426 The income relates to prescriptions written by general practitioners and dispensed in England.