§ Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Health whether he will now give the cost per prescription under the National Health Service for the months of February and March, 1957.
§ Mr. Vosper:The average cost per prescription dispensed in England and Wales in February was 5s. 7.87d. Complete figures for March are not yet available, but it is estimated from a sample that the average cost was about ¾d. more than in February.