§ 63. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of Health what was the total amount of sleeping pills sold in Great Britain in 1964; and how this figure compares with previous years.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI have no figures for amounts sold; the estimated number of prescriptions under the National Health Service for barbiturates and non-barbiturate hypnotics was 15.6 million for the nine months ending September, 1964 and 15.32 million for the corresponding period in 1963.