§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much the National Health Service has spent on the purchase of drugs from the pharmaceutical industry in 1984; and how this figure compares with that applicable to each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeTotal National Health Service expenditure attributable to the cost of drugs (excluding the cost of dispensing) was:
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£ million cash 1978–79 686 1979–80 792 1980–81 954
£ million cash 1981–82 1,091 1982–83 1,257 1983–84* 1,399 * Provisional.