§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations she has received during the past three months concerning the need to maintain the professional allowance for small pharmacies dispensing between 1,000 and 1,500 prescriptions per month; and if she proposes to modify her intended policy in the light of such representations.
§ Mr. MaloneI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 19 December 1994,Official Report, column 983, since when there have been a further seven representations about the graduated transitional payment. We expect to discuss the matter with pharmacists' representatives in the forthcoming pay round.