HC Deb 30 March 1984 vol 57 c332W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prescriptions have been issued to patients in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what was the average cost of each prescription.

Mr. Chris Patten

The figures are as follows:

Year Number of prescriptions Cost per prescription £
1973 10,759,916 1.02
1974 11,206,762 1.11
1975 11,428,958 1.40
1976 11,986,051 1.70
1977 12,162,083 2.06
1978 12,591,078 2.33
1979 12,589,135 2.61
1980 12,682,189 3.22
1981 12,690,556 3.76
1982 13,067,008 4.24