HC Deb 18 March 1993 vol 221 c360W
11. Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on prescription charges in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hanley

Prescription charges are the same throughout the United Kingdom, and in Northern Ireland nine out of 10 items on prescription are dispensed free, as opposed to eight out of 10 in Great Britain, which means that 60 per cent. of the population receive exemption against 50 per cent. in Great Britain.

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