HC Deb 20 January 1987 vol 108 c541W
Mr. Stanbrook

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the figures of net expenditure on slimming aids and prophylactics, respectively, provided by the National Health Service for the last four complete years for which figures are available.

Mrs. Currie

[pursuant to her reply, 16 January 1987]: Full information is not available in the form requested. The costs to the family practitioner services of slimming aids supplied by chemists are:

Net ingredient cost of appetite suppressants (England)
Year Bulk forming types £ Centrally active types £
1982 360,000 2,020,000
1983 260,000 1,840,000
1984 250,000 1,560,000
1985 270,000 1,260,000

The corresponding expenditure in the hospital and community health services is not collected centrally.