§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if, when the next printing of form FP10 is made, he will include the words "please dispense nonproprietary equivalent", which the doctor could either accept or cross out.
(2) if, as the next step in his commitment to phase out prescription charges, he will exempt payment from BP and BPC scripts, in accordance with the proposals 546W in the Drugs and Therapeutics bulletin, a copy of which has been sent to him by the hon. Member for Brent, South.
§ Mr. EnnalsI shall continue to study these and other ideas for securing economies in the NHS drug bill, in co-operation with the medical and pharmaceutical professions.