HC Deb 14 July 1997 vol 298 c80W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to extend the list of medical conditions set out in the National Health Service (Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988 and the National Health Service (Remission of Travelling Expenses and Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 to include acute mental illnesses, with particular reference to(a) manic depression and (b) schizophrenia. [7700]

Mr. Milburn

Prescription charges and all other aspects of Government spending, are being reviewed as part of the Government's comprehensive spending review.