HC Deb 06 June 2000 vol 351 c226W
15. Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the reform of the NHS drugs budget. [122876]

Ms Stuart

By introducing unified budgets for health authorities, primary care groups and primary care trusts we have given them the flexibility to manage the growing National Health Service budget, including spending on medicines in the way that they consider best for their patients.

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