§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the figures for disbursements by the Prescription Pricing Authority in England for each year since 1990 in respect of payments for drugs to dispensing doctors and drugs supplied by prescribing doctors in terms of(a) net ingredient cost, (b) discounted cost, (c) VAT, (d) container allowance, (e) dispensing fee, (f) on cost and (g) in total; and if he will make a statement. [9888]
§ Mr. MaloneInformation on the actual payments, made direct by family health services authorities to doctors in England is shown in the table.
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Year Net ingredient cost £ million Net ingredient cost less discount £ million On cost allowance £ million Percentage to basic price Fees £ million Container allowance £ million Total payment oxygen £ million VAT £ million Total cost £ million 1990 163.4 153.8 17.2 0.0 30.4 1.3 0.0 23.1 225.8 1991 186.2 175.0 19.5 0.0 33.6 1.4 0.1 29.7 259.2 1992 219.3 206.2 23.0 0.0 35.1 1.5 0.1 36.0 301.9 1993 255.6 240.6 26.8 0.0 36.7 1.6 0.1 41.8 347.5 1994 288.7 271.9 30.3 0.0 38.6 1.6 0.1 46.7 389.2 1. The information was obtained from the Prescription Pricing Authority.
2. The total cost is the remuneration and reimbursement paid for prescriptions dispensed by doctors and for personally administered items. This is calculated from the net ingredient cost of drugs appliances and chemical reagents dispensed, less a discount calculated from the discount scale, plus an on-cost allowance, a dispensing fee per prescription, a container allowance per prescription, and a VAT allowance where applicable. Payments are made in accordance with Paragraph 44 of the General Medical Services Statement on Fees and Allowances.