§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will set out the arrangements governing repayment schemes relating to prescription charge repayments for members of the armed services and their families.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMembers of the armed forces who require emergency medical and dental treatment, outside the umbrella of service medical facilities, which necessitates the issue of prescriptions, may claim a refund of prescription charges through service channels.
Dependants of service personnel are charged standard prescription rates when medication is provided from service facilities and pay National Health Service prescription charges in the normal way.