HC Deb 26 March 1998 vol 309 c257W
Mr. Moss

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the expenditure in the primary care prescribed drugs budget broken down by(a) health board, (b) head of population, (c) practice category, (i) fundholding and (ii) non-fundholding, and (d) patient of (i) fundholding practices and (ii) non-fundholding practices. [35702]

Mr. Worthington

The information requested is as follows:

(a) Drugs budget by health board
(£)
Eastern Board 83,014,327
Northern Board 44,963,749
Southern Board 38,196,539
Western Board 31,231,426

(b) Drugs budget by head of population £112.93.

(c) Drugs budget by practice category
Fundholding (£) Non fundholding (£)
Eastern Board 46,156,200 36,858,127
Northern Board 16,388,098 28,575,651
Southern Board 7,737,096 30,459,443
Western Board 7,751,955 23,479,471
(d) Drugs budget by patient
Fundholding (£) Non fundholding (£)
Eastern Board 108.89 125.92
Northern Board 98.07 118.2
Southern Board 104 120.87
Western Board 108.18 104.57