§ Mr. Orbachasked the Minister of Health (1) what would be the approximate total additional cost per annum of supplying National Health Service diabetic patients below the age of 14 years,
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who are at home, with disposable instead of ordinary needles;
(2) what would be the approximate total additional cost per annum of supplying all National Health Service diabetic patients who are at home with disposable instead of ordinary needles.
§ Mr. LoughlinI regret that no reliable estimates of cost can be made but the basic cost of a reusable needle is 4¾d. and of a disposable needle approximately 2d.