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Mr. Alton
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why one prescription of female hormone replacement therapy costs £2.60.
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
Non-exempt patients pay a separate charge of £1.30 for each quantity of a drug
| Table 1 | ||||
| Birkenhead | England and Wales | |||
| May 1979 | August 1982 | May 1979 | August 1982 | |
| Supplementary pensioners | 8,000 | 8,100 | 1,553,700 | 1,578,800 |
| Unemployed claimants | 5,600 | 11,400 | 577,500 | 1,636,400 |
| Sick and disabled | 1,200 | 1,300 | 210,300 | 235,000 |
| Single parent families | 1,800 | 2,100 | 311,100 | 393,700 |
| Others | 200 | 600 | 52,600 | 97,700 |
| All supplementary beneficiaries | 16,800 | 23,500 | 2,705,200 | 3,941,600 |
| Table 2 | ||
| Dependants of Supplementary Benefit in England and Wales | ||
| November 1979 | December 1981 | |
| Supplementary pensioners | 300,600 | 279,100 |
| Unemployed | 471,700 | 1,185,500 |
| Sick and disabled | 61,800 | 76,600 |
| One parent families | 491,300 | 575,700 |
| Others | 25,800 | 44,700 |
| Total of all beneficiaries | 1,351,200 | 2,161,500 |
Note: Information about dependants is available only from Annual Statistical Enquiries in November/December each year.
Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry.