§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now consider direct negotiations with the medical and pharmeceutical professions for the crawing up of lists of prescribable drugs, particularly with regard to categories where too many drugs performing the same function are being marketed.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 13 November concerning the informal working group which has been set up to identify ways of encouraging effective prescribing. As I have previously told the hon. Member, I am not yet persuaded that a
Period of waiting Age Under 1 year 1–2 years 2–3 years 3–4 years Over 4 years M F M F M F M F M F 20 and under — — — — — — — — — — 21–30 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 — — — 31–40 — — — 1 — — — — 1 1 41–50 2 — 1 — — — — — 1 — 51–60 — — — — — — — — 1 — Over 60 — — — — — — — — — —