HC Deb 20 January 1993 vol 217 cc318-9W
Mr. Renton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 9 December 1992,Official Report, column 692, what evidence she has that significant savings continue to be made by the selected list scheme.

Dr. Mawhinney

The national health service drugs bill is affected by many different factors and it is not possible specifically to identify the continuing effect of measures which have been taken under the selected list scheme. We nonetheless believe that such measures have exerted a continuing downward pressure on the drugs bill.

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