§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is the average length of time it takes for his Department to pay pharmacists for their NHS contract work; [21111]
(2) what plans he has to shorten the time taken by his Department when paying pharmacists for their NHS contract work. [21112]
§ Mr. MaloneI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Mr. Viggars) on 12 December 1995,Official Report, column 580.