§ 38. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Health what is the address of the Dental Estimates Board; what are the names of its members, their annual salaries, the number of the staff there employed and the annual cost of the Board to the taxpayer.
§ Sir W. SmithersMay I ask the Minister whether it is a fact that if anyone is suffering from toothache, before he can have his teeth pulled he must make application, on about 14 different forms, to this unnecessary organisation.
§ Mr. BevanI am very glad to find that the hon. Member has not found it necessary to take advantage of the service and so find out the facts.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The address of the Dental Estimates Board is: Dental Estimates Board, Eastbourne, Sussex.
§ The members of the Board and their respective annual salaries are:
- Chairman: Mr. W. L. Boness, L.D.S., R.C.S.—£2,000.
- Vice-Chairman: Mr. V. W. Humpherson, L.D.S., R.C.S.—£1,900.
§ Full-time Dental Members—
- Mr. F. J. Marson, L.D.S., R.C.S.—£1,750.
- Mr. A. P. McClare, L.D.S., R.C.S.£1,750.
- Mr. T. Leaver—£1,750.
§ Part-time Dental Members—
- Mr. J. Lauer, L.D.S., R.C.S.
- Mr. W Kelsey Fry, C.B.E., M.C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.D.S.
§ Part-time Lay Members—
- Mr. E. W. Spackman.
- Mr. T. Allsop, J.P.
§ The four part-time members of the Board are paid a sessional fee at the rate of £7 7s. per day whenever it is necessary for them to attend.
§ The number of staff at present employed by the Board is 671.
§ The annual cost of the Board, including the salaries of the Chairman and Members, based on current rates of expenditure, is approximately £260,000.