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Mr. Kennedy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the working of no-fault compensation schemes; and if he will make a statement.
| Total Prescriptions Dispensed by Chemist and Appliance Contractors | ||||||
| FPC Name | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | ||||
| Total | Chargeable | Percentage | Total | Chargeable | Percentage | |
| Cleveland | 4,645,593 | 674,509 | 14·5 | 4,742,004 | 648,293 | 13·7 |
| Cumbria | 3,465,124 | 650,960 | 18·8 | 3,566,067 | 633,483 | 17·8 |
| Durham | 4,875,161 | 740,129 | 15·2 | 5,005,114 | 708,441 | 14·2 |
| Northumberland | 2,077,930 | 375,987 | 18·1 | 2,135,101 | 365,735 | 17·1 |
| Gateshead | 1,774,914 | 258,388 | 14·6 | 1,791,076 | 244,524 | 13·7 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,551,553 | 326,188 | 12·8 | 2,585,659 | 312,000 | 12·1 |
| North Tyneside | 1,838,823 | 251,353 | 13·7 | 1,853,674 | 237,069 | 12·8 |
| South Tynside | 1,441,112 | 171,487 | 11·9 | 1,479,724 | 161,017 | 10·9 |
| Sunderland | 2,898,914 | 342,866 | 11·8 | 2,926,604 | 325,004 | 11·1 |
| Northern | 25,569,124 | 3,791,868 | 14·8 | 26,085,023 | 3,635,566 | 13·9 |
| Humberside | 6,768,700 | 1,027,742 | 15·2 | 6,846,640 | 978,061 | 14·3 |
| North Yorkshire | 4,275,083 | 757,755 | 17·7 | 4,389,417 | 740,198 | 16·9 |
| Bradford | 4,277,766 | 578,667 | 13·5 | 4,328,881 | 549,174 | 12·7 |
| Calderdale | 1,639,454 | 271,693 | 16·6 | 1,702,257 | 267,932 | 15·7 |
| Kirklees | 2,857,411 | 513,388 | 18·0 | 2,898,651 | 486,789 | 16·8 |
| Leeds | 6,013,320 | 930,678 | 15·5 | 6,104,747 | 890·517 | 14·6 |
| Wakefield | 2,759,190 | 438,637 | 15·9 | 2,844,187 | 425,105 | 14·9 |
| Yorkshire | 28,590,924 | 4,518,559 | 15·8 | 29,114,780 | 4,337,776 | 14·9 |
| Derbyshire | 6,487,547 | 1,184,802 | 18·3 | 6,624,863 | 1,143,588 | 17·3 |
| Leicestershire | 6,153,752 | 1,153,423 | 1·87 | 6,271,886 | 1,100,908 | 17·6 |
| Lincolnshire | 3,658,907 | 619,919 | 16·9 | 3,757,464 | 584,846 | 15·6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 7,254,541 | 1,285,193 | 17·7 | 7,458,561 | 1,228,879 | 16·5 |
| Barnsley | 2,191,445 | 279,842 | 12·8 | 2,187,861 | 260,122 | 11·9 |
Mr. Dorrell
No full assessment has been made of the working of no-fault compensation schemes, although the Department has noted developments in Scandinavian countries and New Zealand. The question of no-fault compensation was fully debated last year during the NHS (Compensation) Bill. The House decided on a free vote against the measure and the Bill did not receive a Second Reading.