HC Deb 09 December 1985 vol 88 c496W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many prescriptions were dispensed by chemists in each year since 1978–79.

Mr. Hayhoe

The numbers of prescriptions dispensed by chemists in England in each year since 1979 were:

Number
1979 304,358,325
1980 303,143,246
1981 299,789,158
1982 311,087,632
1983 315,107,107
1984 320,377,179