§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Eltham (Mr. Bottomley) of 4 March,Official Report, 235W column 917, what has been the annual rate of growth of the price index for national health service medicines since 1978.
§ Dr. MawhinneyA single price index is not available for all national health service medicines. The annual rate of growth of the price index for family health services medicines since 1977–78 has been about 2.5 per cent.