HC Deb 11 February 1986 vol 91 c433W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce regulations which provide that only generic equivalents shall be prescribed in the National Health Service for drugs that are patent expired.

Mr. Hayhoe

I have no plans to do so. NHS (Residential Places)

Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has now received a list of National Health Service residential places for National Health Service staff from each of the authorities he asked to submit plans by 31 December 1985; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing those that he has now approved for sale, together with the submission of the estimated sale values of the authority concerned.

Mr. Hayhoe

The Department is scrutinising the plans regions have submitted for the disposal of surplus residential accommodation and I have not yet approved a regional plan.