To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the figures for disbursements by the Prescription Pricing Authority in England for 1992–93 in respect of payments for drugs to dispensing doctors and drugs supplied by prescribing doctors in terms of the (a) net ingredient cost, (b) discounted cost, (c) VAT, (d) container allowance, (e) dispensing fees, (f) on costs and (g) in total. [34260]
Payments made by family health services authorities for 1992–93 were as follows:
| Payments made to Chemists and Appliance Contractors for prescriptions dispensed | |
| £000 | |
| Net ingredient cost | 2,697,766 |
| Discounted cost | 2,448,332 |
| VAT | 5,731 |
| Container allowance | 18,817 |
| Dispensing fees | 463,987 |
| On cost | 111,175 |
| Total | 3,063,110 |
Payments made to Dispensing Doctors for prescriptions dispensed and items personally administered
| |
£000
| |
| Net ingredient cost | 190,558 |
| Discounted cost | 177,189 |
| VAT | 30,890 |
| Container allowance | 1,140 |
| Dispensing fees | 26,239 |
| On cost | 20,007 |
| Total | 255,527 |
Payments made to Non-dispensing Doctors for items personally administered
| |
£000
| |
| Net ingredient cost | 37,145 |
| Discounted cost | 36,952 |
| VAT | 6,518 |
| Container allowance | 356 |
| Dispensing fees | 9,122 |
| On cost | 3,899 |
| Total | 56,859 |