HC Deb 01 December 1989 vol 162 cc448-9W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was raised in prescription charges in Wales in each year from 1970–80 to 1987–88; and into what fund these receipts are paid.

Mr. Grist

Prescription charges, including receipts from the sale of pre-payment certificates, in the family practitioner service in Wales amounted to:

Year £ million
1979–80 2.9
1980–81 5.0
1981–82 5.8
1982–83 6.4
1983–84 6.8
1984–85 7.2
1985–86 8.0
1986–87 8.5
1987–88 9.5

The prescription charges collected in the family practitioner service in Wales are credited to class XVII, vote 7.