Dental Services (Leek) (Hansard, 27 June 1977)

§ Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of goods and services provided under the National Health Service by dentists in the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past three years.

§ Mr. Moyle
Information on the provision of dental services is not available in the form requested. However the annual costs of the provision of general dental services in the Staffordshire Family Practitioner Committee area, which includes the Leek constituency, were as follows:

£ thousand

1974–75 … … 2,476

1975–76 … … 3,754

1976–77 … … 3,763 (Provisional)

These figures include charges to patients and employers' superannuation contributions.

CHILD ADDITIONS PAID TO CLAIMANTS DRAWING SICKNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

Date from which payable Addition for first child only Single person's adult rate (2) as a percentage of (3) Married couple's adult rate (2) as a percentage of (5)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

£ £ £

July 1948 … 0.37½ 1.30 28.85 2.10 17.86

August 1951 … 0.50 1.30 38.46 2.10 22.73

July 1952 … 0.52½ 1.62½ 32.31 2.70 19.44

May 1955 … 0.57½ 2.00 28.75 3.25 17.69

February 1958 … 0.75 2.50 30.00 4.00 18.75

April 1961 … 0.87½ 2.87½ 30.43 4.62½ 18.92

March 1963 … 1.00 3.37½ 29.63 5.45 18.35

January 1965 … 1.12½ 4.00 28.13 6.50 17.31

October 1967 … 1.25 4.50 27.78 7.30 17.12

April 1968 … 1.40 4.50 31.11 7.30 19.18

November 1969 … 1.55 5.00 31.00 8.10 19.14

September 1971 … 1.85 6.00 30.83 9.70 19.07

October 1972 … 2.10 6.75 31.11 10.90 19.27

October 1973 … 2.30 7.35 31.29 11.90 19.33

July 1974 … 2.70 8.60 31.40 13.90 19.42

April 1975 … 3.10 9.80 31.63 15.90 19.50

November 1975 … 3.50 11.10 31.53 18.00 19.44

November 1976 … 4.05 12.90 31.40 20.90 19.38

April 1977 … 3.05^* 12.90 23.64 20.90 14.59

^* Child benefit of £1.00 payable in addition.

The table does not include additions for second and subsequent children, which have always been reduced to take account of family allowances/child benefit, and are therefore lower than the first child rate.

§ Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the value of the child addition paid to claimants

			£ thousand
1974–75	…	…	2,476
1975–76	…	…	3,754
1976–77	…	…	3,763 (Provisional)

CHILD ADDITIONS PAID TO CLAIMANTS DRAWING SICKNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
Date from which payable	Addition for first child only	Single person's adult rate	(2) as a percentage of (3)	Married couple's adult rate	(2) as a percentage of (5)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
		£	£		£
July 1948	…	0.37½	1.30	28.85	2.10	17.86
August 1951	…	0.50	1.30	38.46	2.10	22.73
July 1952	…	0.52½	1.62½	32.31	2.70	19.44
May 1955	…	0.57½	2.00	28.75	3.25	17.69
February 1958	…	0.75	2.50	30.00	4.00	18.75
April 1961	…	0.87½	2.87½	30.43	4.62½	18.92
March 1963	…	1.00	3.37½	29.63	5.45	18.35
January 1965	…	1.12½	4.00	28.13	6.50	17.31
October 1967	…	1.25	4.50	27.78	7.30	17.12
April 1968	…	1.40	4.50	31.11	7.30	19.18
November 1969	…	1.55	5.00	31.00	8.10	19.14
September 1971	…	1.85	6.00	30.83	9.70	19.07
October 1972	…	2.10	6.75	31.11	10.90	19.27
October 1973	…	2.30	7.35	31.29	11.90	19.33
July 1974	…	2.70	8.60	31.40	13.90	19.42
April 1975	…	3.10	9.80	31.63	15.90	19.50
November 1975	…	3.50	11.10	31.53	18.00	19.44
November 1976	…	4.05	12.90	31.40	20.90	19.38
April 1977	…	3.05^*	12.90	23.64	20.90	14.59
^* Child benefit of £1.00 payable in addition.
The table does not include additions for second and subsequent children, which have always been reduced to take account of family allowances/child benefit, and are therefore lower than the first child rate.