§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of prescriptions for tranquillisers for each of the last three years for which figures are available, together with the cost in each year.
§ Mr. ConcannonThe information is as follows:
Year Number of prescriptions for tranquillisers Cost £ 1976 … … 775,874 562,624 1977 … … 784,863 699,520 Due to a reclassification of some products in 1975 comparable information is not 139W readily available for that year and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.