§ 68. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what records his Department keeps of the prices agreed with drug manufacturers under the voluntary price regulation scheme; and whether the dates of such agreements are recorded.
§ Sir K. JosephMy Department maintains a detailed record of the price of every ethical medicine subject to the voluntary price regulation scheme and also of all price changes made as a result of negotiations based on annual financial returns submitted under the voluntary price regulations scheme or for any other reason. Dates are, of course, recorded but the detail is not arranged, nor is it readily identifiable, by groups according to general descriptions of types of product.