§ 87. Sir H. Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Health whether he will state the estimated cost of prescriptions dispensed under the National Health Act for the period 5th July to 5th August; and also the cost of supplying spectacles for the same period.
§ Mr. BevanThe estimated cost of prescriptions dispensed from 5th July to 5th August is nearly £1,500,000. The amount paid from 5th July to 31st August (for which period alone figures are available) for sight-testing and supplying glasses under the supplementary ophthalmic service was £237,433, though this figure does not represent the full liabilities incurred during the period.