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Mr. Freud
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the basic container allowance paid in the years 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1977; and what was the average actual cost over half-ounce glass tablet bottles and 100 ml and 500 ml glass medicine bottles in the same years.
Mr. Ennals
The container allowance paid for every prescription—except a "bulk" or oxygen prescription—dispensed by chemists was as follows:
| New Pence | |
| 1968 | 0·80 (1·91d) |
| 1972 (January-July) | 0·83 |
| 1972 (August-December) | 1·00 |
| 1976 (January-August | 1·55 |
| 1976 (September-December) | 1·80 |
| 1977 (January-June) | 1·80 |
| 1977 (July-December) | 2·50 |