Dentists (London)

HC Deb 17 May 1973 vol 856 c392W

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the gross sum allocated by the Dental Estimates Board to dentists in inner London for each month of 1971, 1972 and 1973.

Mr. Alison

Gross amounts scheduled by the Dental Estimates Board for payment to dentists by the Inner London Executive Council are shown below.

		1971 £	1972 £	1973 £
January	…	622,600	450,600	493,900
February	…	553,200	443,700	544,000
March	…	630,300	984,600*	555,600
April	…	644,400	513,100	566,800
May	…	647,200	491,200
June	…	626,400	527,000
July	…	628,700	555,800
August	…	563,300	503,500
September	…	505,000	441,900
October	…	489,200	1,006,900*
November	…	514,500	563,100
December	…	519,700	543,000

Note: Figures which are shown to the nearest £100 exclude statutory charges which are paid directly by the patients to dentists.

^* The payments for March and October 1972 include arrears necessary to give effect to increases in net remuneration recommended by the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration.