HC Deb 30 May 1968 vol 765 c270W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of prescriptions he estimates will be issued to the 50 per cent. of the population to be exempted from charges after these charges have been introduced.

Mr. Ross

The proportion of the population estimated to be exempted from prescription charges is about 44 per cent. I would expect the proportion of prescriptions issued to exempt patients to be higher than this.

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