§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will arrange that disposable needles are made freely available under the National Health Service to diabetics.
§ Dr. OwenI am looking into this, but it would be expensive to have all diabetics using disposable needles and we have to have regard to overall priorities within our limited total resources. In cases where disposable needles are essential they can already be supplied through hospitals.