§ Mr. AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the amounts due to pharmacists in England and Wales for each year from 1978 to 1988 for the provision of pharmaceutical services; and what were the amounts paid and the profits earned for the same period.
§ Mr. MellorThe amounts for England and Wales as shown in the balance sheets prepared with representatives of the profession are as follows; the basis of calculation change in 1985 from calendar years to financial years:
Year £ million £ million Overpayment outstanding at beginning of 1978 8.0 1978 142.0 147.0 1979 170.9 155.4 1980 215.2 205.5 1981 238.9 246.7 1982 280.0 283.7 1983 324.8 301.3 1984 350.3 359.6 1 January 1985—31 March 1985 96.6 89.5 1985–86 383.7 390.1 1986–87 415.0 427.8 1987–88 485.8 443.2 Arrears payments: 1 July 1988 and 1 May 1989 45.3 Information for 1988–89 is not yet available. No information is held on profits earned by pharmacists.