HC Deb 22 March 1984 vol 56 c587W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will include reference to mental illnesses and medication for such illnesses in his Department's leaflet, "National Health Service presriptions: How to Get Them Free", PII/April, 1983.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

No. Leaflet PEE, as its title implies, outlines the NHS prescription charge exemption arrangements. The arrangements themselves are set out in the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1980 and those regulations do not include mental illness as a condition conferring exemption.