HC Deb 24 May 1965 vol 713 cc4-5W
38. Mr. Ioan L. Evans

asked the Minister of Health what evidence he has received of an increase or decrease in demand in the Birmingham area for prescriptions, following the abolition of prescription charges on 1st February, 1965.

Mr. K. Robinson

The number of prescriptions dispensed by chemists in the Birmingham area during February and March this year was 182,000 more than in the corresponding months last year.