§ Mr. Dubsasking the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost, in 1979, to the National Health Service of drugs prescribed to help people to stop smoking.
§ Sir George YoungThere are no drugs available on the National Health Service to help people stop smoking. The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances—an independent professional body which advises the medical profession and the Health Departments when a preparation may be regarded as a drug and thus available at NHS expense if prescribed by a general practitioner—has recommended that anti-smoking preparations should not be regarded as drugs.