§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether it is the policy of the Government to implement conclusion 43(1) of the 17th report from the Committee of Public Accounts on the National Health Service, general dental service, which stated that the Scottish Home and Health Department should consider whether further special initiatives are required in Scotland;
(2) whether he will make it his policy to consider conclusion 43(1) of the 17th report from the Committee of Public Accounts on the National Health Service, general dental service, before any decitsion is made on the future of the Edinburgh dental hospital and school.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Government's response to the report is under consideration and will be given by Treasury minute in due course. The views expressed by the Committee will be borne in mind in any discussions about the Edinburgh dental hospital and school.