§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for free welfare milk and vitamins, prescription charge exemptions, dental charge exemptions, and optical charge exemptions there have been for each quarter since June 1970.
Free welfare milk and vitamins Prescription charge exemptions Dental charge exemptions Optical charge exemptions 13 weeks ending 18th August 1970 … … 288 5,993 6,283 12,595 13 weeks ending 17th November 1970 … … 300 6,245 6,367 13,123 18 weeks ending 23rd March 1971 … … 291 7,312 8,110 14,224 13 weeks ending 22nd June 1971 … … 119,440 90,062 22,502 41,043 13 weeks ending 21st September 1971 … … 31,996 31,267 27,967 46,963 9 weeks ending 23rd November 1971 … … 43,034 25,735 22,805 35,374 17 weeks ending 21st March 1972 … … 32,925 35,856 42,911 56,754 8 weeks ending 16th May 1972 … … 22,320 14,833 19,762 26,513 14 weeks ending 22nd August 1972 … … 17,551 19,668 32,797 42,588 13 weeks ending 21st November 1972 … … 18.205 18,544 29,280 41,797 25 weeks ending 15th May 1973 … … 24,551 30,165 58,275 75,155