§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what response her Department has received to health service schemes under the private finance initiative. [19962]
414Wno plans for change. Prescription prepayment certificates continue to offer real savings for anyone not entitled to free prescriptions who needs frequent or extensive medication. Coupled with the wide-ranging arrangements for charge exemption and remission, they ensure that no one need be deterred from obtaining necessary prescribed medication for financial reasons.