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Mr. Laurence Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the differences between health authorities regarding funding for the prescribing of certain licensed drugs; to what extent health authorities are free to refuse to prescribe certain drugs on the grounds of cost; and if he will review the disparities. [10106]
Mr. Milburn
Purchasers are responsible for funding those services which are clinically effective and meet the needs of local people in the light of the resources available.