§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the breakdown that has occurred in negotiations between his Department and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.
§ Mr. MoyleMy Department is at present considering the Committee's letter of 13th May. The issues are whether the pharmacists' profit margin on capital should be increased and in particular how the results of a drug stockholding inquiry in 1975 should be applied to the assessment of capital employed.