§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual cost to the National Health Service of Librium being prescribed instead of chlordiazepoxide; and what is his estimate of the percentage of profit contained in the National Health Service price of Librium.
§ Mr. CrossmanSo far as I am aware chlordiazepoxide is available only in the form of Librium. Negotiations with the supplier of Librium have been based primarily on the costs and profits of the firm's total business with the National Health Service and I have not sought to make my own estimate of the profitability of individual products.