HC Deb 22 July 1986 vol 102 c201W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of drugs and appliances dispensed by chemists and appliance contractors under the National Health Service in the United Kingdom in each year since 1983.

Mr. Hayhoe

The costs, excluding fees and allowances paid for dispensing, are:

£ million
1983 1,284.6
1984 1,344.2
1985 1,450.8