Mr. Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the amount of Largactil and Modecate precribed in the National Health Service in each of the last five years and the increase in the price of these drugs over these years.
§ Dr. OwenInformation about the volume of sales of individual pharmaceutical products to the National Health Service is confidential between the Department and the manufacturer concerned. The wholesale prices of Largactil and Modecate over the last five years are detailed below.
§ Mr. O'MalleyIn the year ended 31st December 1975 my Department paid £63 million to overseas war pensioners and national insurance beneficiaries. It is not known how many of these are United Kingdom citizens.