HC Deb 23 June 1958 vol 590 cc4-5W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Health, the average cost of a National Health Service prescription in Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Worthing, Weston-super-Mare, Blackpool, Manchester, Liverpool, Hull, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle and Sunderland, respectively, on the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Walker-Smith

The approximate average cost in March, 1958, is given in the following table, except for Worthing and Weston-super-Mare which are not Executive Council areas, and for which separate figures are therefore not available:

s. d.
Bournemouth 6
Eastbourne 7 0
Blackpool 6
Manchester 6
Liverpool 5 8
Hull 6
Sheffield 5
Leeds 5 9
Newcastle 6 10
Sunderland 5 10½

The average cost for the County Executive Council areas in which Worthing and Weston-super-Mare are included are:

s. d.
Sussex West (includes Worthing) 7
Somerset (includes Weston-super-Mare) 6

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