§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for the financial years 1983–84 and 1984–85, for England, what were (a) the costs of producing and distributing literature about exemption from prescription charges, (b) the costs of inspection for fraud in claiming exemption from prescription charges and (c) the cost of administering the sale of pre-payment certificates.
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§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 12 December 1985, c. 766]Separate figures for England concerning the cost of producing literature about exemption from prescription charges are not available. The costs of producing the explanatory leaflet P11 for England, Wales and Scotland and the poster for display in England and Wales in the financial years 1983–84 and 1984–85 were £75,669 and £83,088, respectively.
The costs of distributing leaflets form part of the overall administration cost of the authorities which undertake this and are not separately identified.
The costs of inspection for fraud in claiming exemption from prescription charges and of administering the sale of pre-payment certificates are part of the overall administration costs of family practitioner committees and are not separately identified.