HC Deb 22 May 2003 vol 405 c971W
Mr. McCabe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health by how much on average primary care trusts charged their prescription of statins during 2002; and at what cost. [114588]

Mr. Lammy

The average cost of prescribing statins by primary care trust for 2002 was £181,492, representing an increase of 31 per cent over the equivalent figure for 2001.