HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 c396W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will update the information on prescription charges and the cost of pharmaceuticals given on 12 December 1985, Official Report, columns 743–4, by giving figures for subsequent years up to the most recent available date.

Mr. John MacKay

The information available on NHS prescriptions dispensed by chemist contractors and appliance suppliers in Scotland in the period July 1985—September 1986 is given in the table: