To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions for (a) goserelin, (b) leuprorelin acetate, (c) buserelin acetate, (d) triptorelin, (e) bicalutamide, (f) flutamide, (g) cyproterone acetate and (h) diethylstilbestrol there were in (i) England, (ii) each primary care trust area and (iii) each constituency in each year since 1997. (317713)

The information requested has been placed in the Library, apart from constituency information, which is not collected centrally.

The tables provide the number of prescription items dispensed in the community by primary care trust (PCT) and nationally. Usage in hospital is not collected at prescription level, and usage cannot be attributed to particular PCTs.