It also presented bills to replace the council tax with an income-based alternative, for the abolition of prescription charges, and the introduction of free school meals.
In the field of health care, some prescription charges were abolished, hospital administration was decentralised, workers rights in the health service were reaffirmed, and equipment was provided for researchers.
The introduction of prescription charges on the medical card scheme led to a significant fall in people's use of certain medicines, particularly anti-depressants.
Counter fraud work ranges from issuing penalty notices as a result of patients falsely claiming prescription charges to the multi-million-pound claims against drug companies for alleged price-fixing.