§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of prescriptions was covered by exemptions in the last financial year.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is set out below and relates to England for the period April 1979 to March 1980.
Total prescription items dispensed: 303.5 million Millions Per cent. Dispensed free-of- charge—exempted categories 183.0 60.3 Dispensed free-of-charge—contraceptive items 4.1 1.4 Dispensed to holders of prepayment certificates ("season tickets") 11.7 3.9