§ Mr. Elfyn LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total expenditure on prescribed generic drugs in(a) 1993 and (b) 1994; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaloneThe net ingredient cost—that is, the basic cost of drugs, less discount and excluding dispensing fees, container cost on cost allowance, oxygen payments and value added tax—of drugs prescribed and dispensed generically in England in 1993 was £341.6 million. For the first three quarters of 1994 the cost was £345.4 million.