HC Deb 03 February 1995 vol 253 cc900-1W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on the average percentage level of generic prescribing for general practitioner fundholders in each family health services authority in the year immediately prior to their switch into fundholding.

Mr. Redwood

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

1991. Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the average percentage figures for generic prescribing for each family health services authority in(a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c)

Mr. Redwood

For each family health services authority area, the percentage of prescriptions prescribed generically is given in the following table. Data for years prior to 1991 are not readily available centrally.

Family health services authority
Quarter ending 31 December 1991
Clywd 41
Dyfed 43
Gwent 40
Gwynedd 37
Mid Glamorgan 41
Powys 40
South Glamorgan 44
West Glamorgan 42