§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total cost for 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 in Wales for(a) general practitioner provision for family planning servies and (b) district health authority family planning clinic services.
§ Mr. GristThe available information, shown in the following table, relates to(a) the contraceptive fees paid to general practitioners plus the estimated net ingredient cost of contraceptive drugs and appliances precribed by general practitioners and dispensed by retail pharmacists and appliance contractors, and (b) expenditure, including overheads, on family planning services provided through health authority community health services.
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£ thousands 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 (a) Family Practitioner Services 2,175 2,443 2,575 3,429 (b) DHA Community Health Services 1 2 1,308 1,434 390 432 1The figures for 1985–86 and 1986–87 exclude Gwynedd Health Authority whose Community Health Services expenditure in those years is only available in total for all services. 2 Due to restructuring of Health Authority accounts the figures for 1987–88 and 1988–89 include support service costs for clinics but exclude costs of drugs and medical supplies issued by nursing and medical staff. Sources: Health Authority Annual Accounts; Family Practitioner Committee Annual Accounts; Prescription Pricing Division, Welsh Health Common Services Authority.