§ Mr. SpeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the amount of money in pounds sterling repaid to his Department under the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme and the number of companies which have made these payments.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe current pharmaceutical price regulation scheme was introduced from 1 October 1986. Since that date, there has been a total of 102 repayments, from 38 companies. The total amount repaid is £61,379,286.