§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of National Health Service prescriptions are written for(a) people aged over 65 years and (b) the chronic sick.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not have information in the form requested. However, of all prescriptions dispensed in 1988, 41.2 per cent. were dispensed to people over pensionable age (men aged over 65 and women over 60).