HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc539-40W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish the total number of cases deferred other than those listed by KHO7a; and if he will give the reasons for those deferrals.

(2) if he will break down the figures given in KHO7a into those cases where treatment has been (a) postponed and (b) cancelled.

Family practitioner services
Gross expenditure and charge income
Estimated plans1 out-turn
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
(a) Pharmaceutical services
Gross3 790.119 973.700 1,124.725 1,290.047 1,430.575 1,550.749 1,657.132 1,787.071 1,976.129 2,171.776
Income Prescription charges collected by (1) Pharmacists -34.615 -61.257 -75.395 -89.510 -96.020 -104.528 -110.131 -128.021 -139.322 -133.671

Mrs. Currie

[holding answer 5 May 1988]: I regret that the information requested is not available centrally.