§ 111. Mrs. Whiteasked the Minister of Health which was the manufacturer of the general anaesthetic referred to in paragraphs 41–43 of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General on the Civil Appropriation Accounts, 1960–61, by how much the price has now been reduced; from what date it was reduced; what is the estimated saving in the 172W current year and in 1962–63; and what has been the total expenditure on this item since its introduction to the hospital service in 1956.
§ Mr. PowellImperial Chemical Industries Ltd. (Pharmaceutical Division). The price has been reduced by rather more than 10 per cent. as from 1st February, 1962. The savings in the current financial year may amount to nearly £10,000 and in 1962–63 to about £60,000. A figure for the total expenditure since 1956 is not available.