§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on examples of competitive pricing for the sale of drugs from major pharmaceutical suppliers for the main categories of prescribed drugs within the national health service, and those purchased in France and Germany; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe United Kingdom system controls profits of pharmaceutical manufacturers from their sales to the national health service not directly the prices of individual products. Accordingly we do not maintain detailed records of prices in other countries.