§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why elastic stockings supplied on prescription in National Health Service hospitals are imported from Switzerland; and what alternative British supplies are available.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergImported elastic stockings with particular graduated compression values have been prescribed in a small proportion of cases. I am glad to say that stockings of British manufacture, with the same compression values as some of the imported products, are now available, and the Department will be providing details to health authorities next week.