Medicines Control Agency

HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 c549W

Mr. Rost

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in what ways the relationship of the Medicines Control Agency with the Treasury differs from that of the former medicines division of the Department of Health.

Mr. Norman Lamont

None, as the Medicines Control Agency remains part of Department of Health.

£ million
	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
Capital Consumption	1,273	1,354	1,469	1,555	1,657
VAT refunds	982	1,063	1,280	1,261	1,410
Company Securities	5	14	71	177	128
Others	225	469	251	442	-215
Total	2,485	2,900	3,071	3,435	2,980

The nature of these adjustments is explained in appendix C of Cm. 1021.