HC Deb 26 January 1971 vol 810 c74W
Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women pensioners over the age of 60 years pay prescription charges each year.

Mr. Alison

It is estimated that in Great Britain some 700,000 women pensioners over the age of 60 are not exempt from liability to pay prescription charges. There is no information about the numbers who actually pay charges during the course of a year.