§ 62. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health if he will instruct the British delegate to the World Health Assembly to withdraw his opposition to
SUPPLEMENTARY OPHTHALMIC SERVICE Dispensing Fees National Health Service frames or other reglazed frames New private frames All frames 1948 All frames 1951 1964 1964 fees expressed in terms of purchasing power in 1964 1964 fees expressed in terms of purchasihg power in (1) (2) (3) 1948 (4) 1951 (5) (6) 1948 (7) 1951 (8) s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. General (single vision lenses) 25 0 24 0 24 0 38 7 33 7 19 0 30 6 26 7 General (bifocal lenses) 25 0 31 6 31 6 50 7 44 2 26 6 42 7 37 2 One lens to applicant's own frame 25 0 12 6 12 6 20 1 17 6 N.A. N.A. N.A. For each additional pair of glasses where more than one pair are prescribed 25 0 10 0 10 0 16 1 14 0 8 0 12 10 11 3 Note
The figures in columns 4, 5, 7 and 8 are based on movements of the consumer price index to 1962 and of the retail price index between 1962 and January, 1964.