§ Mr. Linsteadasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prescriptions were dispensed under the National Health Insurance Act in Scotland, for the latest convenient period of 12 months; approximately how many individual items this represents; and how many insured persons there were during the same period.
Mr. JohnstonThe number of National Health Insurance prescriptions dispensed by Insurance Chemists in Scotland during 1943 was about 3,970,000. I regret that I am unable to say the number of individual items represented. The estimated average number of insured persons in Scotland entitled to medical benefit during the year 1943 was 2,030,000.