§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how much his Department owes community pharmacists for periods of up to(a) 60 days and (b) 90 days;
(2) on how many occasions, and to what extent, in each year since 1990–91 community pharmacists received payment in respect of NHS pharmacy services within (a) 30 days, (b) 60 days or (c) 90 days of the provision of these services.
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§ Mr. Gwilym JonesPharmacists receive some 80 per cent. of their NHS fees and payments within a month of submitting the prescriptions they have dispensed to the prescription pricing division. The balance is paid a month later when the authority has calculated the exact payment due.