asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of claims submitted by general practitioners for contraceptive services in 1985 and 1986 covering Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Family Practitioners Committee.

I regret that information is not collected centrally in this precise form. An estimate of the number of claims submitted in 1985 and 1986 is 40,650 and 42,910, respectively.