This is a static representation of a Teletext stream that meets the following parameters:
Date: 7th March 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 165
Note: If this page has sub-pages, they will all appear in a line!
P165 CEEFAX 165 Thu 7 Mar 21:55/32 SPECULATION RISES OVER PRESCRIPTION CHARGES A Whitehall source today said that prescription charges will rise by 35p to £3.40, and will probably be unveiled in a Commons written question on MondayEarlier, the Government dismissed a report in today's Daily Mirror saying charges would rise to £3.40 from 1 April as "pure speculation". Leader of the Commons John MacGregor told Labour MPs that an announcement would be made "at the proper time". A spokesman for the Department of Health denied the Mirror report, but said an announcement would soon follow.102Newswatch 198Newsreel Next News Politics Latest Headlines