§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual number of psychotropic drug prescriptions in Scotland from 1965 to the most recent available date.
§ Mr. John MacKayMy reply to the hon. Member on 17 May—[Vol 24, c.418]—gave the available information up to 1980. Corresponding details for 1981 are as follows:
Number of prescriptions (millions) 1981 Sedatives and tranquillisers 2.10 Anti-depressants 0.63 Anti-depressant and sedative/tranquilliser combinations 0.08 Hypnotics 1.76