§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Health what was the total cost of drugs and dispensing fees in the three months prior to the abolition of prescription charges, compared with the three months following.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe total cost of drugs and fees for prescriptions dispensed by chemists in England and Wales during each of the months in question was as follows:
£ November 1964 9,148,489 December 1964 9,239,457 January 1965 9,599,936 Total for three months prior to 1st February 1965 27,987,882 February 1965 10,344,473 March 1965 11,778,871 April 1965 10,296,893 Total for three months following 1st February 1965 32,420,237