§ 50. Mrs. Doris Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he proposes to take to relieve the difficulty arising in new housing developments from the shortage of dispensing chemists available to deal with National Health Service prescriptions.
§ Mr. AlisonExecutive councils are responsible for the arrangements for pharmaceutical services but neither they 47W nor my right hon. Friend have power to direct a chemist to establish a pharmacy in a particular locality. However, if the hon. Member has in mind difficulties which have arisen in a particular area, perhaps she will let me have details.